thorax

Question 1

2) Fistulography is more accurate than ultrasonography at detecting foreign material in patients with chronic draining tracts. True or false?
a) True
b) false

Answer 1

B

Question 2

3) Moderately echogenic effusions include( More than one answer may be correct):
a)transudates
b)haemorrhagic effusions
c)pyothorax
d)malignant effusions

Answer 2

b,c,d

Question 3

4) what ultrasonographic findings are most useful to rule in/out pneumothorax (more than one answer may be correct)?
a) Lung point
b) shred sign
c) Glide sign
d) A lines

Answer 3

4) A, C. (A lines can be misleading, lung point 100% specific)

Question 4

5) Which of these statements is false:
a) A cystic cranial mediastinal mass is more likely to be a thymoma
b) a large round hypoechoic solid cranial mediastinal mass is pathognomonic for lymphoma in cats
c) Cranial mediastinal masses require cytology/histopathology for diagnosis
d) Mediastinal cysts are an occasional incidental finding in cats

Answer 4

B

Question 5

6) You can tell the difference between neoplastic masses and granulomas by:
a) assessing vascularization with doppler
b) assessing the echogenicity
c) looking for cystic structures within the lesion
d) none of the above

Answer 5

D, indistinguishable

Question 6

7) Masses originating from the ribs are more commonly:
a) abscesses
b) cysts
c) neoplastic
d) all of the above

Answer 6

C