CXR Flashcards
what projection exaggerates heart size
AP
on PA view , how many ant ribs should be able to be seen on inspiration
6
what is lateral view used for
higher dose of radiation to clarify position of abnormality seen on PA view
who are AP for
patients who cant sit or stand
where are the pulmonary arteries in relation to the veins
arteries above veins
what does the R heart border touch
R middle lobe
what does the L heart border touch
L upper lobe
what does the RLL touch
R hemidiaphragm
what can volume loss change
height of hemidiaphragm
how does the LLL tend to collapse
medially and flap backward
what does multiple nodules suggest
metastatic
lingular pneumonia
L heart border obscured L hemidiaphragm intact
how does the LUL collapse
to front, veil like opacity and the heart will seem to disappear
how does disease in the interstitium manifest itself
reticulonodular shadowing
what diseases cause reticulonodular shadowing
inflammation leading to fibrosis - IPF, asbestosis, sarcoidosis
what does this show
LLL collapse
RML collapse
sarcoidosis
BHL
tracheal displacement
RML consolidation
RUL collapse
