Test 3: resp 37 Flashcards
what does diaphragm look like on Left lateral
Y
can see right lung better
Left crus cranial to R crus
Decreased cardiosternal contact (vs RLR)
Apex slightly displaces from sternum
what does diaphragm look like on R lateral chest
parallel lines
left lung is more aerated
cardiac apex more cardiosternal contact
right lateral
left lateral
lung lobes on Right lateral
accessory extends more dorsal
lung lobes
pulmonary veins are — on xrays
ventral and central
increased or decreased opacity?
increased
increased or decreased opacity
decreased opacity= increased radiolucency
what are some things that cause increased opacity
poorly inflated lungs: expiratory, abdominal distension, upper airway obstruction
obese
poor positioning
pleural effusion
what happens to alveoli to cause alveolar pulmonary pattern
alveolar filled with cells: fluid, blood
or
alveolar collapsed or never opened for air→ poor surfactant
can not see pulomonary vessels= they are white and now lung is white no contrast
what kind of pattern
alveolar pulmonary pattern
soft tissue opacity
can not see pulmonary vessels
+/- air bronchogram
+/- lobar sign
signs of alveolar pulmonary pattern
soft tissue opacity
can not see pulmonary vessels
+/- air bronchogram
+/- lobar sign
air bronchograms
can see all the branches
Alveolar pulmonary pattern
soft tissue opacity
can not see pulmonary vessels
+/- air bronchogram
+/- lobar sign
what is this a sign of
lobar sign - border between two lung lobes visible when one is opaque and the other is normal/aerated
Alveolar pulmonary pattern
soft tissue opacity
can not see pulmonary vessels
+/- air bronchogram
+/- lobar sign