respiratory system imaging

Question 1

what is the medical acronym for breathing

Answer 1

pne/o = breathing
difficulty breathing = dys/pnoea
fast breathing= tachy/pnoea
slow breathing= brady/pnoea
able to breath only when sitting or standing = ortho/pnoea

Question 2

what are some common respiratory clinical indcators

Answer 2

chest pain and trauma
difficulty breathing
shortness of breath
rapid breathing (tachypnoea)

Question 3

what are 3 common lung pathologies

Answer 3

airway diseases which affect the bodys ability to move air in and out of the body

tissue disease which caused by scarring and iinjury to the tissue

lung circulatory disease which affects the bodys ability to circulate blood in and out of the lungs

Question 4

what is pneumonia

Answer 4

this is the inflammation of the lungs due to infection
the bronchioles and the alveoli experience inflammation and they fill with fluid

lumbarpneumonia affects one or more lobes
bronchopneumonia affects both areas of the lung

Question 5

what is a pleural effusion

Answer 5

this is when fluid enters the plural activity in the lung

Question 6

what is a pulmonary embolism

Answer 6

this is when a clot is blocking one of the arteries.
the symptoms are severe breathlessness tachycardia, tachypnoea, and chest pain

Question 7

how would covid show on in medical imaging

Answer 7

on a CT scan it will have a ground glass appearance and on an xray there will be appearances of pneumonia

Question 8

what is heamothorax

Answer 8

when the l;ung collapses and blood goes in and fills the plural space

Question 9

what is pneumothorax

Answer 9

this is when air leaks between the chest wall and the lung causing the lung to collapse due to the air pushing against the lung