thoracic Flashcards
What opacity can be seen in Raider Triangle?
aberrant right subclavian
A pacemaker wire going through a valve makes it what valve?
tricuspid
What is a pig bronchus? What is the trigger phrase on exams?
right upper lobe bronchus taking off of trachea
recurrent RUL infection
Where does a cardiac bronchus arise from?
bronchus intermedius
What is the most common pulmonary vein anatomy?
separate vein draining RML
Is the distal vasculature usually present in UAPA?
yes
What is a UAPA usually opposite of?
the aortic arch
Masses above the cervicothoracic junction are located in what part of the mediastinum?
posterior
What pneumonia causing bug is associated with recent dental procedures and/or jaw osteomyelitis?
actinomyces
Flame shaped perihilar opacity in AIDS pt should make you think what?
kaposi sarcoma
What are the four most common cystic causing lung diseases?
LIP
LAM
DIP
BHD
Lung cysts + GGOs + ptx = what disease?
PCP
Hypervascular lymph nodes in an AIDS pt should make you think what?
kaposi or castleman
What is a ghon focus?
TB granuloma
What is a ranke complex?
calcified ghon focus
What feature accompanies primary progression?
cavitation
What feature accompanies primary progression?
cavitation
What is the most common cause of primary progression of TB?
immunosuppression
What two surgeries can cause primary progression of TB?
jejuno-ileal bypass
subtotal gastrectomy
What environmental exposure can cause primary progression of TB?
silicosis
How is immune reconstitution reactivation syndrome treated?
steroids
How does one diagnose pleural involvement of TB?
pleural biopsy
An old man with upper lobe predominant cavitary lesions and adjacent nodules should raise the concern for what disease?
MAC
What are the two signs for angioinvasive aspergilloma?
halo sign
air crescent sign
What does the halo represent regarding the halo sign of angioinvasive aspergilloma?
halo = represents invasive component
What does the air crescent sign represent?
healing
ABPA can occur in what patient class in addition to chronic ashmatics?
CF
Lung Screen CT should have a CT dose less than what?
3 mGy
Growth is considered greater than what size in one year?
1.5 mm
What is the lung rads for an endobronchial lesion?
4a
What type of calcification of SPNs is the most suspicious?
eccentric
Central “popcorn” calcs can be suspicious in the setting of what type of cancer?
GI cancer
Where is a lung cancer most likely to arise in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis?
peripheral/basilar
What paraneoplastic syndrome can be associated with squamous cell lung cancer?
hyper-parathyroid-ism
Is large cell lung cancer more often found centrally or peripherally?
peripheral
What lung cancer is a known associate of pulmonary fibrosis?
adeno
Does adeno prefer a peripheral or central location?
peripheral
What imaging modality to stage a pancoast tumor? Why?
mri
brachial plexus
Can a pulmonary hamartoma be hot on PET?
yes
Is kaposi thallium hot or cold?
thallium hot
Is thallium gallium hot or cold?
cold
What is the triad of AIDS related pulmonary lymphoma?
nodules
pleural effusion
lymphadenopathy
How can poland syndrome look on a chest Xray?
hyper-lucent lung
Will a lung be hyperinflated or deflated distal to a bronchial atresia? Why?
hyperinflated
collateral flow through pores of Kohn
Will a lucent lobe cause by bronchial atresia be hyper-vascular or hypo-vascular?
decreased vascularity
Mucoid impaction is generally below what HU?
< 25 HU
Even though contested, treating an afferent vessel feeding a pulmonary AVM occurs at what size?
> 3mm
Where does a persistent left SVC drain into?
coronary sinus
What is the pathological term for Swyer James?
post infectious obliterative bronchiolitis
Is the lung effected by swyer james bigger or smaller than the unaffected lung?
smaller
What is horseshoe lung associated with?
scimitar syndrome
Pulmonary LCH exclusively effects which type of patient?
smokers
is Pulmonary LCH upper or lower lobe predominate?
upper
What two lung diseases spare the CP angles?
pulmonary LCH
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
What disease is LAM associated with?
tuberous sclerosis
What shape are BHD cysts?
oval
What two things happen in the kidney with BHD?
renal oncocytomas
chromophobe RCC
What disease is seen with LIP 25% of the time?
sjogrens
What drug can cause pan-lobular emphysema?
IV ritalin
What is the pathophysiology behind vanishing lung syndrome?
avascular necrosis
What % of patients with vanishing lung have A1AT?
20%
The interstitial pattern of asbestosis looks like what interstitial disease?
UIP
Is PMF T2 bright or T2 dark?
bright
Silo Fillers disease is caused by what compound?
nitrogen dioxide
What does Silo Fillers Disease look like on CT?
edema
What two structures run in the middle of the secondary pulmonary lobule?
artery and airway
What two structures run in the periphery of the secondary pulmonary lobule?
vein and lymphatics
What is the plain film equivalent of interlobular septal thickeing?
kerley B line
Is UIP homogenous or heterogenous inflammation?
heterogenous
Is NSIP homogenous or heterogenous inflammation?
homo