11 - Chest X-Ray Flashcards
What is the radiation dosage of a chest x-ray?
0.02mSV
Second lowest dosage
What is the normal projection of chest x-rays?
- PA unless really poorly
- Allows us to see lung bases and heart is not enlarged as x-rays hit this last
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What anatomy should be included in a chest-xray for it to be adequate?
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How can we tell there is no rotation on towards the detector on a chest x-ray?
Spinous processes and the clavicles line up
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How much lung volume should you see on an inspiration phase chest x-ray?
- If don’t take full breath in may think some area is consolidation when it’s not
- Incomplete inspiration on big heart
- Exagerrated expansion on obstructive airways diseases
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What should the lung bases look like on a chest x-ray?
- Should be dome shaped
- If flattened and can see 8 or 9 ribs could be emphysema or if asymmetrical flattening tension pneumothorax
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How can you tell there has been adequate penetration on a chest x-ray?
- Vertebrae just visible through the heart
- Complete left hemidiaphragm visible
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What are some artefacts that can appear on a chest x-ray?
- Clothes
- Hair
- Surgical lines
- Pace makers
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Identify the following anatomical structures
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What should you see on a chest x-ray when assessing the trachea?
Left hilar point should always be higher than right, if altered then pathology
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What are the different lung zones on a chest x-ray?
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What fissure can you see on a chest x ray?
Horizontal in the right lung running towards right hilum
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How should we see the diaphragm on an xray?
Running all the way up to the vertebral bodies
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What borders of the heart should you see on a chest x ray?
Atrial enlargement carina splays
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What contours should you see at the mediastinum, e.g aortic knuckle?
Aortic window and LPA disappear with enlarged lymph node
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