Introduction To Pulmonary Disease

Question 1

Used to detect small effusions or pneumothorax

Answer 1

Lateral decubitus

Question 2

This is used to obtain at residual volume

Detection of a small pneumothorax

Answer 2

Expiratory radiograph

Question 3

Used to assess chest dynamics on px with suspected diaphragmatic paralysis

Answer 3

Chest fluoroscopy

Question 4

This is used to detect subpulmonic and subphrenic fluid collections

Answer 4

Ultrasound

Question 5

This is abnormally increased in lung density

Answer 5

Pulmonary opacity

Question 6

Develops when air normally present within the terminal spaces are replaced by material of soft tissue density

Answer 6

Airspace disease

Question 7

What are characteristics of airspace disease

Answer 7

Lobar or segmental
Poorly marginated
Airspace nodules
Tendency to coalace
Bats wing or butterfly distribution
Rapidly changing over time

Question 8

What are seen in x ray of air space disease

Answer 8

Opacities

Consolidation

Question 9

Air filled bronchi being made visible by the opacification of surrounding alveoli

Answer 9

Air bronchogram

Question 10

This enables us to find subtle pathology and to locate it within the chest

Answer 10

Silhouette sign

Question 11

What is seen when the right heart margin with right middle lobe pneumonia

Diaphragm with lower lobe pneumonia

Answer 11

Silhouette sign

Question 12

Differential diagnosis

Answer 12

Pneumonia

Pulmonary edema

Hemorrhage

Neoplasm

Alveolar proteinosis