Chest Flashcards
Give the 3 normal chest series views
PA
Lateral
AP thoracic
During a PA of the chest: ____ KVP and ___ mAs
- Inspiration/ expiration
Increase KVP , Decrease mAs
- full inspiration: see rib 10 & 11
Reducing hear maginification you would want to ____
place left side of the body closer to the film = heart apears smaller
Inspiration/ expiration for Lateral view of chest
full inspiration
During a Thoracic AP: ___ KVP & ___ mAs
short KVP & high mAs
- collimated just to include the spine
(5) additional views of the chest
Oblique LAO & RAO Apical Lordotic Lateral Decubitus PA Expiration Rib Study
Oblique LAO:
- ____ degrees from the film
- _____ heart shape
- profiles the ______
60 degrees from film
Pear shape
profiles: aortic arch
Oblique RAO:
- ____ degrees from film
- ____ heart shape
45 degrees from the film
heart elongated shape
____ view: 30 degree cephalad tube tilt
Apical Lordotic
____ view: pt lies on their side. Evaluating for fluid levels on the down side
Lateral Decubitus
___ view of the chest: full expiration
* looking for abn. motion of the diaphragm & pneumothorax
PA expiration
A high KVP - gives shades of gray –> it “erases” the ____
ribs
on the PA chest- you dont really see ribs, you are looking at the chest
Name how many segments are in each of the 3 right lobes
RUL: 3 seg
RML: 2 seg
RLL= 5 seg
Name how many segments are in each of the 2 left lobes
LUL: 5 seg
LLL: 5 seg
____: space btw the invaginating pleura → separates lobes and seg
fissures
- Beam must strike the fissure parallel to its long axis (en face)
