Exam 1

Question 1

Signs and symptoms for chest radiographs?

Answer 1

chronic cough, expectoration, dypsnea, cyanosis, clubbing of fingers, pain in chest (angina), thoracic spine, upper extremities

Question 2

PA view ALONE may be adequate as a screening procedure for _______ patients.

Answer 2

young

Question 3

What is the FFD for PA and left lateral chest radiography?

Answer 3

72 “

Question 4

what is the KVp for chest radiography?

Answer 4

high KVp (110-150)

Question 5

During patient full inspiration how many posterior and anterior ribs should we be able to view?

Answer 5

post= 10
ant= 7

Question 6

what does linear tomography help with?

Answer 6

removing obstruction of overlying structures

Question 7

which specialized imagining is the most useful and better defines complex anatomy?

Answer 7

computed tomography

Question 8

which specialized imaging is good for defining hilar vascular?

Answer 8

MRI

Question 9

which specialized imaging assesses for pulmonary embolism?

Answer 9

Scintigraphy

ventilation/perfusion

Question 10

which lung has 3 lobes?

Answer 10

right

Question 11

This is a region distal to a terminal bronchiole

Answer 11

secondary lobule

Question 12

The primary lobule (acinus) is a region distal to a _________ bronchiole.

Answer 12

respiratory

Question 13

the primary and seconday lobules communicate via _____________.

Answer 13

pore of kohn,

canals of lambert

Question 14

The seconday lobule deals with 4-5 primary lobule, ___- ____ cm in diameter.

Answer 14

1-2

Question 15

T/F: The secondary lobule is separated by interlobular septa (interstitium)

Answer 15

T

Question 16

The __________ of the lung provides connective tissue support network for the lung.

Answer 16

interstitium

Question 17

what are the 3 spaces involved with the interstitium of the lung?

Answer 17

axial space
parenchymal space
peripheral space

Question 18

what 3 things are found with the interstitium?

Answer 18

capillaries, venules, and lymph vessels

Question 19

The __________ sign describes a loss of normal radiodense border secondary to a radiodense pathology positioned contiguous with the normal structure.

Answer 19

Silhouette sign

Question 20

The __________ sign describes the finding that only structures seen in the POSTERIORLY located apex of the lung are seen above the clavicles.

Answer 20

Cervicothoracic sign

Question 21

The ________________ sign is shown when air-filled bronchi are normally not seen because they are surrounded by air-filled lung. If the lung is filled with a water-based pathology the air filled bronchi will appear as radiolucent tubular densities transversing the lung

Answer 21

Air-Brochogram sign