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chest x rays
hyperlucency is seen in the surrounding soft tissue
subcutaneous emphysema
crowding of ribs
atelectasis
straight or horizontal ribs are characteristics of
air trapping
pacemakers wire/electrodes should be normally positioned in the
right ventricle
Pulmonary artery catheters should appear in the
right lower lung field
central venous catheters are inserted through
the subclavian or jugular veing and should rest in the superior vena cava or right atrium
chest tubes should be located in the
pleural space surrounding the lung
nasogastric tubes and feeding tubes should be positioned in the
stomach 2-6 below the diaphragm
CT is used to detect
presence of mediastinal, pleural and parenchymal masses, pulmonary nodule and lesions not seen on x-ray
May be used to diagnose bronchiectasis
Ccomputed Tomography (CT)
what kind of CT is used to diagnose pulmonary embolus
Spiral CT with contrast dye
used to obtain two dimensional views of organ or structure without the use of radiation
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
MRI is used to detect
thoracic aneurysms, congenital anomalies of the aorta and major thoracic vessel, especially in the hilar area
What kind of ventilator is used during an MRI
fluidic (non-electric, gas powered) ventilator
MRI
manual resuscitation equipment should have
- additional tubing length
- detachable non-rebreathing valves made of non-ferrous (non-metalic) materials
