X-Ray Terminology #2 Flashcards by Amy Yip | Brainscape

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Radiolucent

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Dark pattern

Air

Normal for lungs

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Radiodense/opacity

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White pattern, solid, fluid

Normal for bones, organs

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Infiltrate

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Any ill-defined radiodensity

Atelectasis

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Consolidation

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Solid white area

Pneumonia/pleural effusion

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Hyperlucency

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Extra pulmonary air

COPD, asthma attack, pneumothorax

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Vascular Markings

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Lymphatics, vessels, lung tissue

Increased with CHF

Absent with pneumothorax

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Diffuse

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Spread throughout

Atelectasis/pneumonia

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Opaque

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Fluid, solid

Consolidation

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