Mid 2 Flashcards
- Fibrosising mediastinitis and its related complications is frequently associated with:
a. Coccidioidomycosis
b. Tuberculosis
c. Actinomycosis
d. Histoplasmosis
D. Histoplasmosis
- Central versus peripheral lung tumors present with different symptomatology. Which one of the following symptoms would be more likely expected with a peripheral tumor? Mar 1199 2nd Ed.
a. Hemoptysis
b. Dysphagia
c. Horner’s syndrome
d. Hoarseness
A. Hemoptysis
- Pulmonary metastasis happens through this mechanism most commonly: Mar. P1204 2nd Ed.
a. Direct extension from abdomen
b. Hematogenous
c. Lymphogenous
d. Direct extension from mediastinum
B. Hematogenous
- A patient with metastatic nodular densities containing calcification would likely have a primary _______________!! Mar P 1207 2nd Ed.
a. Prostate cancer
b. Osteosarcoma
c. Renal cell carcinoma
d. Fibrosarcoma
B. Osteosarcoma
- Tuberculosis and sarcoidosis have _________ in common which may lead to ________.
a. Air space consolidation, cavitation
b. Fibrotic nodules, conglomerate masses
c. Nodular densities, multiple calcific nodules
d. Cicatrisation, pulmonary arterial hypertension
d. Cicatrisation, pulmonary arterial hypertension
- Pancoast tumor is a peripheral carcinoma most likely from which group?
a. Bronchogenic cancer
b. Bronchial adenoma
c. Alveolar cell carcinoma
d. Sarcoma
A. Bronchiogenic cancer
- The presence of hematogenous metastasis usually indicates: Mar P1207 2nd Ed
a. Slow primary growth
b. Lethal outcome
c. The primary lesion is carcinoma
d. The primary lesion is an adenoma
B. Lethal outcome
- Amycetoma (aspergilloma) would most likely be found within the lung; however, they can also be found in:
a. Paranasal sinus
b. Gastric fundus
c. Large bowel
d. Osseous aneurismal bone cyst
A. Paranasal sinus
- Which of the following would not be part of the TNM system of tumor staging:
a. N2
b. N3
c. N4
d. N0
N4
- Indirect radiographic signs of lung collapse include all of the following except:
a. Vascular or bronchial crowding
b. Herniation of lung tissue
c. Tracheal deviation
d. Narrowed rib cage on collapsed side
A. Vascular or bronchial crowding
- Three direct signs of lung collapse, seen on plain film are:
a. Increased lung lucency, displaced fissures, and hilar elevation
b. Increased lung opacity, displaced fissures, and vascular or bronchial crowding
c. Unlilateral hemidiaphragm elevation, tracheal deviation, displaced fissures
d. Hilar displacement, displaced fissures, hyperlucency of unaffected lung
b. Increased lung opacity, displaced fissures, and vascular or bronchial crowding
- Five-year survival rates with lung cancers are generally considered to be less than_____. Mar p1199 2nd Ed.
a. 25-30%
b. 30-35%
c. 45-55%
d. 10-13%
D. 10-13%
- Hilar mediastinal lymphadenopathy is most often due to _____ in young patients and _____ in older patients. Goodman P. 165 3rd Ed
a. Sarcoidosis, lung cancer
b. Histoplasmosis, tuberculosis
c. Coccidioidomycosis, lymphoma
d. Hodgkin’s disease, lung cancer
A. Sarcoidosis, lung cancer
- Pneumothorax would produce:
a. Unilateral localized hyperlucency
b. Bilateral localized hyperlucency
c. Bilateral widespread hyperlucency
d. No hyperlucency but may produce tracheal deviation
A. Unilateral localized hyperlucency
- Pleural effusion can cause unilateral localized water density which will move with changing patient positioning. ____ and __________ film are the most sensitive film for this radiographic detection?
a. PA, an upright P.A. projection
b. CT, the lateral decubitus view
c. Apical lordotic, a lateral view
d. MRI, a cross-table lateral projection
b. CT, the lateral decubitus view
- Which primary malignancy do you think would be responsible for the highest overall pulmonary metastasis?
a. Osteosarcoma
b. Colon cancer
c. Renal cell carcinoma
d. Ewing’s sarcoma
e. Breast cancer
E. Breast cancer
- The most common primary malignancy of the lungs is:
a. Alveolar cell carcinoma
b. Bronchial adenoma
c. Carcinoid tumor
d. Bronchogenic carcinoma
D. Bronchiogenic carcinoma
- Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) is pulmonary infection:
a. Most commonly seen in patient with HIV
b. Caused by a parasite found in South Asia
c. That occurs in newborns with inactivated surfactant
d. That commonly complicates comatose or quadriplegic patients
a. Most commonly seen in patient with HIV
- Which of the following is not considered to be an associated cause of bronchogenic cancer:
a. Cigarette smoking
b. Asbestosis
c. Pulmonary fibrosis
d. History of histoplasmosis
D. History of histoplasmosis
- Cicatricial atelectasis would be associated radiographiccally with:
a. Localized hyperlucency
b. Hilar displacement away from density
c. Mediastinal shift away from densitty
d. Elevated hemidiaphragm
D. Elevated hemidiaphragm
- Clinical suspicion of bronchiectasis is confirmed by which imaging procedure?
a. Plain film chest series
b. Bronchography
c. Pulmonary MRI
d. Pulmonary CT
D. Pulmonary CT
- A common cause of reticular pulmonary pattern is:
a. Pulmonary fibrosis
b. Tuberculosis
c. Staphylococcus aureus
d. Silicosis
A. Pulmonary fibrosis