Cardiothoracic Flashcards
What’s Ritalin lung?
Ritalin lung (a.k.a. methylphenidate lung) describes pulmonary changes induced by the illicit injection of talc-containing methylphenidate. CT: panlobular emphysematous change mainly in Lower lobes.
Which cardiac mass shows Delayed enhancement?
Fibroma.
What defines a high origin of a coronary artery?
defined as >1 cm above the sinotubular junction of the ascending aorta. there is a reported increased incidence of high origin of the right coronary artery in patients with bicuspid aortic valves.
The most common coronary anomaly associated with TOF?
the right coronary artery arising from the left anterior descending artery (LAD).
What might cause constitutional symptoms in atrial myxoma
Release of IL-6
Water lily sign
Complete detachment of the membranes inside a hydatid cyst results in free floating membranes within the cyst cavity.
What’s fallen lung sign?
the appearance of collapsed lung away from the mediastinum encountered with tracheobronchial injury (in particular those >2 cm away from the carina). It is helpful to look for this rare but specific sign, in cases of unexplained persistent pneumothorax. It can be seen on both plain radiographs and CT.
What’s Eloesser flap?
s a single-stage procedure for the treatment of severe pleural empyema, and involves a U-shaped incision and the resection of a number of subjacent posterolateral ribs. The U-shaped flap is then folded into the pleural space creating a permanent communication.
What’s the enhancement pattern in Post-partum cardiomyopathy?
Sub-Epicardial in non-vascular territory.
What’s Carney Complex?
- Cardiac myxoma.
- Skin pigmentation.
- Enodcrine tumors.
All sternochondral joints are synovial except
1st joint which is a 1ry cartilaginous
What’s the most common cause of displaced azygoesophageal recess?
Hiatal hernia.
Where the thoracic duct drains?
Into the junction of the left IJ and left subclavian vein.(where left brachiocephalic vein forms)
Cystic lung mets ddx
- Colorectal
- Transitional cell ca.
- Osteosarcoma mets.
MC location for cardiac angiomyosarcoma?
RA
Fibrous tumor of the pleura extra-pulmonary features?
- Hypoglycemia
- hypertrophic osteoarthropathy.
What’s the MC benign tumor of the trachea?
Laryngeal papillomatosis (HPV-6) is , 1/3 can have invasive SCC transformation.
What separates the subclavian artery from the vein?
Scalenus anterior muscle ( the vein being anteriorly).
A key feature differentiating NSIP from IPF
is the presence of ground glass in NSIP.
If there’s gas within the empyema
there should be a bronchopleural fistula!!! Empyema should not contain air even if it’s caused by gas-forming organism.
What separates the muscular wall from the smooth wall of the atrium?
Crista terminalis is on the lateral wall of the RA
Posterior descending artery run in
the posterior AV groove.
First branch of the RCA
is the conus branch.
What’s the most common primary malignant neoplasm of the chest wall?
Chondrosarcoma