xrays Flashcards
1
Q
butterfly/batwing
A
pulmonary edema
2
Q
honecombed
A
pulmonary fibrosis
3
Q
groundglass
A
ARDS
4
Q
“dirty lung”
A
inflammatory processes
- chronic bronchitis
- asthma
- bronchiectasis
5
Q
“blunting of the costophrenic nerve”
A
pleural effusion
6
Q
“wedged” shaped
A
pulmonary infarction
7
Q
“thumb” shaped
A
epiglotittis
8
Q
“steeple sign”
A
croup
9
Q
“signet ring”
A
bronchiectasis
*seen on CT scan
10
Q
CT scan
A
- small tumors
- pleural disorders
- small bronchial lesions
- small pneumothorax
11
Q
PET scan
A
- tumors
- cancers
* nuclear imaging technique
12
Q
MRI
A
- lesions
- adenopathy
- bone marrow disease
- congenital heart disease
* superior to CT scan
13
Q
ultrasound
A
- heart/valve function
- guidance for thoracenteis
* sound waves
14
Q
pulmonary embolism
A
- indicated with V/Q scan
2. diagnostic with angiogram (iodine dye)
