chapter 12 Lung parenchyma Flashcards
1) What is the normal maximal diameter of the cranial lobar vessels?
a) No wider than the fourth rib where they intersect
b) No wider than the dorsal third of the fourth rib
c) No wider than the 9th rib
d) No wider than the dorsal third of the third rib
b
2) Which vascular system of the lungs is radiographically visible?
a) Functional
b) Nutritional
c) Portal
d) A and B
a
3) Which projections are best for assessing the pulmonary vasculature?
a) Right lateral and DV
b) Right lateral and VD
c) Left lateral and DV
d) Left lateral and VD
c
4) In this left lateral projection, which bronchi are highlighted yellow?
b) RtCr and RtM
5) Which of the following statements is false?
a) Puppies and kittens have more opaque lungs than adults
b) Multiple small (up to 4mm) irregularly shaped well defined opacites in the lungs of mature dogs are most likely to represent metastasis
c) Pulmonary osteomas are common in collie breeds
d) Feline lungs at peak inspiration extend further caudal than dogs, to the level of L1-2
b
Which of the following is not a differential for a cranioventral airspace pattern?
a) Lung lobe torsion
b) Aspiration pneumonia
c) Haemorrhage
d) Inhaled toxin
d
1) Which of the following is incorrect regarding lung neoplasia
a) Central calcification of primary pulmonary neoplasia is more common in cats than dogs
b) Feline pulmonary lymphoma is usually radiographically visible and has a unstructured interstitial lung pattern
c) Primary lung tumours may be cavitated
d) The digits are a primary site of metastasis in feline primary pulmonary neoplasia
b
2) Which are the typical features of intra parenchymal pulmonary abscesses on radiographs?
a) Thin walled
b) Irregular inner surface
c) Can be cavitary
d) Associated with pleural effusion
bc
3) Which types of granulomas are more likely to become mineralized?
a) Ones associated with paragonimus fluke infection
b) Eosinophilic granulomas
c) Tuberculosis granulomas
d) Histoplasmosis granulomas
D
4) Which of the following is false regarding the CT appearance of eosinophilic pulmonary granulomatosis in dogs?
a) There is usually a tracheobronchial lymphadenopathy
b) The lesions are usually caudodorsal in location
c) They can have single large masses or multiple nodules
d) They can have a honeycombe like enhancement pattern
A- but they can have large lns see mesquita 2015
5) As a general rule, which type of tumours are more likely to produce a large number of relatively small poorly defined nodules, as opposed to a low number of well defined masses.
a) Epithelial cell tumours
b) Mesenchymal tumours
a
6) What is the most likely diagnosis in this puppy?
a) Acquired emphysema from obstructive alveolar disease
b) Congenital lobar emphysema
c) Unilateral pneumothorax
d) Pneumatocoele
b
7) Which of the following is not an underlying cause of lung lobe torsion?
a) Pleural effusion
b) Previous thoracotomy
c) Primary pulmonary neoplasia
d) Pneumonia
7) C- not listed
which lung lobe commonly torses in sight hounds?
right middle
which lung lobe commonly torses in chondrodystrophic breeds?
left cranial
9) Which of the following are signs of chronic lung lobe torsion (more that 2-3 days)?
a) Uniform opacification of the affected lobe with loss of volume and mediastinal shift towards the lobe, no air bronchograms, short blunted lobar bronchus
b) Uniform opacification of the affected lobe with increased volume and mediastinal shift away from the lobe, no air bronchograms, short blunted lobar bronchus
c) Patchy opacification of the affected lobe with loss of volume and mediastinal shift towards the lobe, air bronchograms visible, short blunted lobar bronchus
d) Patchy opacification of the affected lobe with loss of volume and mediastinal shift towards the lobe, air bronchograms and gas bubbles visible, short blunted lobar bronchus
A
6) Which of the following is not a radiographic finding in pulmonary vascular emboli or lung infarction?
a) Hyperlucent lung with attenuation of a vessel usually in a caudodorsal location
b) Hyperlucent lung with attenuation of a vessel usually in a ventrodorsal location
c) Small areas of alveolar disease affecting multiple lobes, usually right sided and caudal
d) Wedge shaped focal areas of alveolar or interstitial lung pattern.
b
2) Pneumocystis carinii infection preferentially involves which areas of the lung?
a) ventral lung areas
b) right middle lung lobe only
c) caudal and middle lobes
d) both cranial lobes
c
1) Which lung lobe can protrude cranial to the thoracic inlet and still be considered normal?
a) Left cranial subsegment of the left cranial lobe
b) right cranial
a
3) True or false, atelectasis is more common with inhaled gases with a higher percentage of oxygen compared to room air?
a) true
b) false
a
4) Which cardiac diseases can cause cardiogenic pulmonary oedema without changes in the size of the cardiac silhouette in dogs?
a) myxomatous mitral valve disease
b) chordae tendinae rupture
c) bacterial endocarditis
d) DCM
b,c