#12: Infx Chest Radiology Flashcards
1
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When to order a CXR? (6)
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1- SOB 2- CP 3- R/o PNA 4- Pneumothorax 5- Lines and tubes 6- trauma
2
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CXR Indications: (6)
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1- trauma 2- SOB 3- CP 4- concern for PNA 5- pneumothorax 6- tubes and lines
3
Q
What structures can a PA evaluate in a CXR? (7)
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MD PLOTS 1- mediastinum 2- diaphragm 3- pleura 4- lungs 5- osseus 6- trachea 7- soft tissues
4
Q
Causes of alveolar lung dz: (3)
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1- Pus (PNA especially bacterial)
2- Blood (pulmonary laceration, contusion, Goodpasture’s Syndrome)
3- Simple fluid (pulmonary edema)
5
Q
Causes of interstitial lung dz: (10)
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1- Collagen vascular disease 2- Arthridites 3- TB 4- Hemosiderosis 5- Infection 6- Drug-induced 7- Eosinophilic granuloma (AKA Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis)* 8- Early edema 9- Sarcoid 10- Scleroderma
6
Q
etiologies of a cavity:
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CAVITY Cyst/cancer Auto-immune Vascular Infx Trauma Young (congenital)
7
Q
3 things can distinguish klebsiella PNA from pneumococcal PNA:
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1- bulging fissures
2- abscess may develop
3- MC has empyema and effusion
8
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Interstital diseases and etiologies:
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CATHIDES Collagen vascular dz Arthritis TB Hemosiderosis Infx (TB, fungal, viral)- MC* Drug-induced Eosinophilic granuloma, edema Scleroderma, sarcoidosis
9
Q
Ipsilateral tracheal deviation:
A
atelectasis
10
Q
Contralateral tracheal deviation: (3)
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1- hemothorax (blood)
2- large pleural effusion (fluid)
3- lung mass
