Systematic Reading Flashcards

1
Q

2 routine views of chest taken in CXR?

A

PA and left lateral

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2
Q

What appears black, gray, and white on CXR?

A

Black: air
Gray: fat
White: liquid
Dense white: bone, contrast, metal

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3
Q

Systematic reading of CXR?

A
Airway
Bones
Cardiac
Diaphragm
Everything else (breast, abdomen, axilla, neck, chest wall, tubes, lines)
Lungs
Mediastinum
Pleura (costophrenic angle)
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4
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What items should be evaluated in the 4 views of the abdomen?

A

Air (bowel, peritoneum)
Calcifications
Soft tissues
Bones

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5
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Color of CSF in MRI T1 vs. T2?

A

Dark in T1

Bright in T2

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6
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What appears black, gray, and white on CT?

A
Black: air
Dark: CSF
Dark gray: fat
Gray: tissues
White: bone
Dense white: contrast, metal
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7
Q

Major indications for U/S?

A
OBG
Pediatric patients
RUQ pathology
Carotid stenosis
DVT
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8
Q

Major indications for CT?

A

Lots of things
CNS bleeds
Nephrolithiasis
PE

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9
Q

Major indications for MRI?

A

Stroke (DWI MRI most sensitive)

Soft tissue pathology

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10
Q

Major indications for plain film?

A

Initial lung pathologies

Bone fractures

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11
Q

Contrast used for CT?

A

Iodine

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12
Q

Contrast used for MRI?

A

Gadolinium

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13
Q

Terms for plain films and CT?

A

Density

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14
Q

Terms for MRI?

A

Intensity

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15
Q

Terms for U/S?

A

Echo

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16
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Appearance of acute extravascular blood on plain films vs. CT vs. T1 vs. T2 vs. U/S

A
Plain films: gray
CT: hyperdense
T1: hypointense
T2: hypointense
U/S: hyperechoic
17
Q

Appearance of air on plain films vs. CT vs. T1 vs. T2 vs. U/S

A
Plain films: dark
CT: hypodense
T1: hypointense
T2: hypointense
U/S: echogenic
18
Q

Appearance of fat on plain films vs. CT vs. T1 vs. T2 vs. U/S

A
Plain films: gray
CT: hypodense
T1: hyperintense
T2: isointense
U/S: echogenic
19
Q

Appearance of fluid/CSF on plain films vs. CT vs. T1 vs. T2 vs. U/S

A
Plain films: white
CT: hypodense
T1: hypointense
T2: hyperintense
U/S: anechoic
20
Q

Appearance of bone on plain films vs. CT vs. T1 vs. T2 vs. U/S

A
Plain films: white
CT: hyperdense
T1: hypointense
T2: hypointense
U/S: hyperechoic