Radiography of CRS Flashcards
1
Q
Which non-cardiorespiratory structures need assessment first? (8)
A
- Peripheral soft tissue structures.
- Anterior abdominal contents.
- Thoracic skeleton.
- Cranial mediastinum.
- Caudal mediastinum.
- Diaphragm.
- Pleural space.
- Go round the outside first then trachea then lungs then heart then blood vessels
2
Q
What is the issue here?
DV radiograph of a dog which presented with recent onset respiratory difficulty and muffled heart and lung sounds on auscultation
A
- Border obliteration of the diaphragm and heart
- Lung pattern
- Pleural effusion?
3
Q
What is the issue here?
A
L side enlargement?
Dog
Lung pattern
4
Q
What is this issue?
A
-Generalised Heart enlargement
5
Q
What is this?
A
Enlarged Aorta
6
Q
What is wrong here?
A
- Enlarged R atrium
- Enlarged aorta or PA
7
Q
What is this?
A
- Cat
- Valentine shaped heart- both atrium are enlarged
- Feline cardiomyopathy
8
Q
What can be seen on the lung pattern?
A
Bronchial pattern
