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1
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Two common categories of cause for acute interstitial lung disease (ILD)

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Infection

Neoplasm

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2
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PA chest suspicion of pneumothorax can be differentiated from larger bulla by which imaging procedure

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Decubitus series

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3
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The most cost effective imaging to confirm pancoast tumor

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Apical lordotic

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4
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Which of the following signs would point to air space consolidation

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Bilaterior medullary lung opacification
Poorly defined opacity
Air bronchogram
Lobar opacification
Acinonodular pattern
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5
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A common cause of a chronic reticular interstitial pulmonary pattern is

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Pulmonary fibrosis

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Which of the following would not be considered a cause for an appearance of unilateral hyperlucent lung

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Honeycomb lung

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7
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Which of the following are signs of interstitial disease

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Kerley A lines
Honeycomb densities
Reticulonodular densities
Kerly B lines (.5-2cm long)

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Which of the following are compensatory/indirect signs associated with resorption atelectasis

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Hilar shift toward density

Rib interspace narrowing

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9
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Two acute pneumonia disorders to produce cavitation

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Klebsiella

Staph aureus

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10
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Pulmonary consolidation in this segment could cause a silhouette sign with the pulmonary artery

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LUL #2

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11
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Silhouette with aortic knob

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LUL #1-3

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12
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Silhouette with left ventricle

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LUL #5

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13
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Silhouette with descending aorta

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LLL #6

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14
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Silhouette with diaphragm

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LLL #7

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15
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Bronchopneumonia pattern is typical of

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Consolidation pattern

TB pneumonia

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Pulmonary consolidation in this segment could cause a silhouette sign with the upper descending thoracic aorta

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LLL #6

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17
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Silhouette left atrium

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LLL #4

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18
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All of the following can produce air space consolidation, which one typically starts in the peripheral lung

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Streptococcus pneumonia

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19
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Acute diffuse interstitial lung disease is usually due to viral/mycoplasmal pneumonia or

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Pulmonary edema

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20
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Which of the following would not be associated with an air bronchogram

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Pleural effusion

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21
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Cavitation in adulst and pneumatocele in children is typical of

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Staph aureus pneumonia

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22
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Three indirect signs of lung collapse are

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Compensatory emphysema
Mediastinal deviation
Rib interspace narrowing

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23
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In adults over 40, resorption atelectasis related to large bronchial obstruction is often due to

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Tumor

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24
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The most common cause of acute consolidation

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Infectious pneumonia, pulmonary edema

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25
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In patients less than 40, unilateral localized increasing density is more often related to

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CAPTE (consolidation, atelectasis, tumor, pleural disease, external wall)

Pleural disease

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26
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Most frequent cause of acute airspace consolidation are ___ and ___

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Bacterial pneumonia

Severe pulmonary edema

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27
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Of these infecitons, cavitation is not associated with

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Viral pneumonia

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28
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On a chest series, the findings are: unilateral, localized, hyperlucent lung density. What are the next considerations

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Is it air trapping
Is it cavitation
Is it pneumothorax
Is it congenital lung cyst

Emphysema would be bilateral

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29
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On a chest series the findings are: unilateral, localized, homogenous water density. What are the nesxt considerations

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CATPE

Is it consolidation
Is it pleural related
Is it tumor
Is it atelectasis

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30
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Air space disease may be indicated on plain film by

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Localized fuzzy density

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31
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Interstitial disease may be indicated on plain film by

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Honeycomb lung

Kerley lines

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32
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Pleural effusion may be indicated on plain film by

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Meniscus sign

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33
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Which are related to honeycomb lung

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Dyspnea
Pneumothorax
Para-cicatricial revision of architecture
Cor pulmonale

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34
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On a chest series the findings are: bilateral, widespread, non-homogenous increase in radiodensity. What are the next considerations

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Is it nodular (1-2mm)
Is it reticular
Is it honeycomb

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35
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Which accessory fissures are horizontally oriented and would not show well on chest CT

Pick 2

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Superior accessory fissure

Accessory left minor fissure

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36
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Which two fo the following are descriptive of kerley A lines

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Thickened interlobular space

Extend outward from hilar area

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37
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The superior accessory fissure

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Could mimic left minor fissure on the PA view

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38
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Aspiration pneumonia

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Non-opportunistic and bronchopneumonia pattern

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39
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Staph aureus

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Opportunistic

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40
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Honeycomb lung

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Fatal outcome from cor pulmonale/cardiac arrest

41
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Pleural effusion

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Silhouette sign with chest wall and diaphragm

42
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Strep pneumonia

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Lobar consolidation

43
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When the lingula is atelectactic

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Compensatory emphysema may be only finding

44
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What is the principal mechanism for atelectasis with hilar lymphadenopathy

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Obstructive

45
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Which one of the following is not characteristic of a PA upright, full expiration chest

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Diaphragam will be at lowest level - (highest)

46
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AP recumbant supine chest radiograph done at expiration shows ___ when compared to upright PA

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Equal vascular distribution, whiter lung

47
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All of the following would be better visualized on teh expiratory film except

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Pleural effusion

Pneumothorax, air trapping, bulla would be!!

48
Q

Which of the following would not result from direct blunt trauma to the chest

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Localized reticular disease

49
Q

Left mediastinal anatomy ordered correctly from superior to inferior

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Aortic knob
Pulmonary artery
Left atrium
Left ventricle

50
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The air bronchogram

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Good sign of acinar filling

51
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The numerical value of tissue desnity on a CT scan for lung is

52
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Which one of the following is not a consolidation sign

A

Delayed appearance

53
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Air bronchogram sign

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Infrequent consolidation sign

54
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Consolidation signs

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Butterfly shadow, fuzzy borders, sub-segmental density, lobar pattern, early appearance

55
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A full inspiration PA chest will show

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Left cardiac-medial to diaphragm silhouette sign

56
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Kerley A and B lines are indicative of ___ and associated with ___

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Interstitial disease

Pulmonary edema

57
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Metastasis to the lung from testicular seminoma may intially present as

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Multiple evenly distributed nodules 3-5 mm in size (mets from kidney, thyroid, testicle)

58
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Localized hyperlucency is seen with all of the following except

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Bilateral mastectomy

59
Q

Of teh substance cause for airspace consolidation which are considered to be the 3 most common

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Blood
Water
Pus

Blood, pus, water, protein, cells

60
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Thoracic descending aorta silhouette sign may be produced by left segments.

61
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2 RUL

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Ascending aorta

62
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5 RML

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Heart R, A

63
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1-3 LUL

64
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2 LUL

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Pulmonary artery

65
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4 LUL

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Left atrium

66
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5 LUL

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Left ventricle

67
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6 LLL

A

Upper descending aorta

68
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7-10 LLL

69
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Suspected pneumothorax on a full inspiration PA chest view could be confirmation most cost-effective by

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Lateral decubitus with involved side up

70
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A 56 yo male presenting with localized increased density with mediastinal shift toward the desnity likely has

A

Bronchogenic cancer

71
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Which of teh follwoign is not part of the criteria for hte usually frontal PA chest view

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DR can be done grid or non-grid

72
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the right ventricle

A

Make up the upper right heart border on the frontal view (only visible on lateral view)

73
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Left hilar bronchogenic cancer can have an impact on all of the folowing structures except

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Superior vena cava - right

74
Q

Which two imaging procedures can confirm pleural effusion

A

Chest CT

Decubitus imaging

75
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All of the following produce bilateral hilar enlargement except ___ which is unilateral

76
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On the lateral chest view, which cardiac champber does not border from

A

Right atrium

77
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PA = no right

78
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Lateral = no right

79
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the pulmonary artery on the PA chest view

A

Should superimpose over the left hilus

80
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Which of teh follwoing is not a fibrosis pattern

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Nodular 3-4mm densities

81
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The most frequent radiographic sign of mediastinal disease is

82
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All fo the foloowing are true statements regarding mediastinal lymph nodes except

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Can be detected on CT only when calcified >3mm

83
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Left lateral decubitus view is made with the patient

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Lying on the left side with x-ray beam parallel to the floor

84
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With a large amount of free pleural fluid

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There will be loaclized water density

85
Q

All of the following are acute pneumonia radiographic appearance except

A

Well-defined solitary nodular denisty

86
Q

A good diagnosis for suspected pneumothorax confirmation would be

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Lateral decubitus with affected side up

87
Q

Air space disease may be suspect on plain film by

A

Sub-segmental density

88
Q

Subcarinal lymph nodes would be considered ___ mediastinal

89
Q

An ascending aortic aneurysm would produce

A

Anterior mediastinal mass

90
Q

We called it big orange - -pulmonary lypmhagtic draingiage schematic. All are true regarding that slide except

A

Explains the pulmonary vascular pattern

91
Q

A pt presenting with Potts disease could have a

A

Posterior mediastinal mass

92
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Based on the acute pneumonia classification, the most likely appearance for viral/mycoplasmal pneumonia is

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Interstitial pattern

93
Q

Resorption atelectasis

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RML or RLL in children

Aka obstructive

94
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Acinonodular pattern

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Widespread non-homogenous consolidation pattern

95
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Emphysema

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Air vs soft tissue ratio favoring greater air volume

96
Q

Pulmonary air space edema

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Bilateral medullary lung consolidation/butterfly

97
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Honeycomb lung

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Pneumothorax and pulmonary hypertension complication

98
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Peter James Kerley was knighted in teh 1970s by ___ for his service to radiology in the UK and to the royal family

A

Queen ELizabeth II

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