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24 Cards in this Set
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THE BONY THORAX CONSISTS OF
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-1 STERNUM, ANTERIORLY
-2 CLAVICLES, -2 SCAPULAE -12 RIBS & 12 THORACIC VERT. |
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The 2 important bony landmarks of the thorax that are used for locating the CR on a PA & AP chest projection
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Vertebra Prominens and
Jugular notch |
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List the 3 divisions of the structure located proximall to the larynx that serve as a common passageway for both food and air
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-nasopharynx
-oropharynx -laryngopharynx |
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is seen in the anterior portion of the neck and is found just below the tongue or floor of the mouth.
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hyoid bone
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if a person accidentally inhales a food particle, which bronchus is it most likely to enter, and why?
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-Right bronchus
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is the small air sacs located at the distal ends of the bronchioles, in which oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged in the blood
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alveoli
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central area in which bronchi and blood vessels enter the lungs
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hilum (hilus)
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the 3 parts of the aorta are the
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ascending aorta, arch, and descending aorta
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list 3 reasons why chest radiographs should be taken with the patient in the erect position
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-allow diaphragm to move down
-visualizes air & fluid level -prevents engorgement & hyperemia of pulmonary vessel |
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one of the most common inherited diseases
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cystic fibrosis
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condition most frequently associated with congestive heart failure
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pulmonary edema
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coughing up blood
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hemoptysis
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accumulation of air in pleural cavity
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pneumothorax
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accumulation of pus in pleural cavity
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empyema
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a form of pneumoconiosis
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silicosis
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bacterium
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tuberculosis
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irreversible dilation of bronchioles
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bronchiectasis
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most common form is emphysema
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COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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acute or chronic irritation of bronchi
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bronchitis
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collapse of all or portion of lung
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atelectasis
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inflammation of pleura
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pleurisy
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to prevent the clavicles from obscuring the apices on an AP projection of the chest the CR should be angled
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caudad, perperdicular to the sternum
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which specific position would be used if a patient were unable to stand but the physician suspected the patient had fluid in the left lung
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left lateral decubitus
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what position would certain studies of the heart benefit from
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left anterior oblique w/ a rotation of 60 degrees
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