Chest Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Signs and symptoms for a chest radiograph

A
Chronic cough
Expectoration
Shortness of breath
Cyanosis
Clubbing of fingers
Pain in chest, t-spine, or upper extremity
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2
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Films needed for screening in a young patient

A

PA view may be adequate as screening procedure

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3
Q

Basic chest image setup

A

PA and L. Lateral
72” FFD
110-150 kVp
Full inspiration

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4
Q

How do you confirm breathing instructions were correct?

A

10 visible posterior ribs above right hemidiaphragm

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5
Q

How do you assess rotation?

A

Medial end of the clavicles to the spinous process

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6
Q

What specialized imagine is used for hilar vascularity?

A

MRI

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7
Q

What specialized imaging best defines complex anatomy?

A

CT

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8
Q

What specialized imaging is most sensitive to a pulmonary embolism?

A

Scintigraphy

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9
Q

What are the division of the mediastinum (w/ regard to imaging)

A

Anterior, Middle, Posterior

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10
Q

The primary lobule of an alveola is distal to what airway?

A

Respiratory bronchiole

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11
Q

The secondary lobule of an alveola is distal to what airway?

A

Terminal bronchiole

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12
Q

An interstitial disease has what type of pattern?

A

Honey-combed

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13
Q

What does airspace disease look like?

A

Hazy, indistinct, soft-tissue opacity

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14
Q

What causes an air bronchogram sign?

A

The usually invisible bronchi become filled w/ fluid density due to blood, pus, edema, aspiration, etc.

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15
Q

What is a silhouette sign?

A

Interruption of a normally sharp anatomic shadow (such as the heart shadow)

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16
Q

The cervicothoracic sign shows that only structures located in the ________ apex of lung are seen above the clavicles. As such, structures of the neck appear cutoff ________ the clavicle.

A

Posterior

Above