chest imaging Flashcards
1
Q
4 x ray abnormalities
A
too white
too black
too big
in the wrong place
2
Q
why cxr
A
chest pain
cough
dyspnoea
chest wall trauma
3
Q
how do you see hyperinflation
A
flattened hemodiaphragms
4
Q
how do you assess exposure
A
can you see vertebral bodies behind the heart
5
Q
causes of tracheal deviation away from increased pressure
A
t pneumothorax
pleural effusion
6
Q
describe these consolidations
A
focal
multifocal
lobar
diffuse
7
Q
which lung lobes touch heart
A
left upper
right middle
8
Q
which lobes touch diaphragm
A
lower and lower
9
Q
A
pleural effusion - meniscus sign
10
Q
A
small pleural effusion - blunted costophrenic angle
11
Q
A
lymphoma or TB could be
rounded opacities in hilar area - lymph nodes
12
Q
A
bowel perforation
diaphragmatic silhouette
13
Q
A
> 4 broken ribs and superior r pneumothorax
14
Q
pet scan is?
A
radioactive glucose
15
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