CHEST Flashcards
Hemothorax
blood in pleural cavity
pneumothorax
air in pleural cavity
pleural effusions
the buildup of too much fluid between the layers of your pleura around your lungs.
exposure factors - aspiration
soft tissue technique for upper airway (-)
exposure factors - chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
no change
exposure factors - bronchitis
no change
exposure factors - cystic fibrosis
increase with severe condition
exposure factors - dyspnea
depends on cause
exposure factors - emphysema
significantly decreased, dependant on severity
exposure factors - hemothorax
increase
exposure factors - lung neoplasm
no change
exposure factors - occupational lung desease
no change
exposure factors - pleural effusion
increase
exposure factors - pneumonia
no change
exposure factors - tuberclulosis
no change
exposure factors - pneumothorax
no change
expiration view indicators
pneumothorax
foreign body investigation
paralyzed diaphragm
determine wather an opacity is in the rib or the lung
lateral decubities chest - pupose
to view air/fluid levels
(fluid - suspected side down; air - suspected side up)
CR imaging
image plate
AEC
cassette identified
DR imganing
image manipulation
built-in grid, no bucky
detectors built-in
positioning advantage
advantages to dedicated chest units
efficiency, speed, conssitency, large volum,e equipment movement synchronus
mediastinum consists of
thymus gland
heart and great vessels
trachea
esophagus
Pharynx consists of
nasopharyns
orophraynx
laryngophraynx
Larynx
extends from C3-C6
consists of thyroid cartilage and cricoid cartilage
Trachea
extrends from C7-T4/5
fibrous muscular
thyroud gland
releases growht and developpmenet hormones
parathyroid gland
releases hormones to regulate calcium in blood levels
thymus gland
produces antibodies, shrinks as individual grows
Bronchi
Right is wider, shorter and more vertical
Carina (where it devides)
Smei-erect/supine CXR correct angluation
○ Correct CR angle if three posterior ribs are seen above the clavicles
if patient cannots asume lordotic position…
angle tube 15-20 degree cephalic
in order to see air/flui levels, must have…
horizontal ray
