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15 Cards in this Set
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What 3 superficial things can be mistaken for soft tissue masses in the lung?
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dermal masses
nipples engorged tick |
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Which view is better for free pleural gas; which is better for free pleural fliud?
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gas= DV
fluid= VD |
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What situations can be mistaken for pneumothorax( heart separated from the sternum)?
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deep chested dogs
mediastinal shift (lobe collapsed) chondrodystrophied dogs skin folds |
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The width of the cranial mediastinum on the VD view should not be greater than what?
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2 times the width of the spine
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What are the only specific mediatinal organs that can be seen radiographically?
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heart
trachea caudal vena cava aorta thymus in young animals |
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The trachea is normally located on midline but slightly to the right, what can non-pathologic conditions can cause an increase in this deviation?
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obesity
brachycephalic breeds |
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What is the ratio of tracheal diameter to thoracic inlet diameter in a normal dog?
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0.20
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As far a vessels are concerned, where are the arteries and veins located on lateral and VD/DV thoracic views?
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arteries are dorsal and lateral
veins are ventral and medial |
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pulmonary vessels are essentially all the same size and should be no bigger than what?
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the smallest diameter of the 4th rib on a left recumbant lateral view
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What is about the only disease that would cause the pulmonary arteries to become significantly larger than the veins?
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dirofilariasis
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The trachea is normally located on midline but slightly to the right, what can non-pathologic conditions can cause an increase in this deviation?
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obesity
brachycephalic breeds |
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What is the ratio of tracheal diameter to thoracic inlet diameter in a normal dog?
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0.20
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As far a vessels are concerned, where are the arteries and veins located on lateral and VD/DV thoracic views?
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arteries are dorsal and lateral
veins are ventral and medial |
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pulmonary vessels are essentially all the same size and should be no bigger than what?
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the smallest diameter of the 4th rib on a left recumbant lateral view
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What is about the only disease that would cause the pulmonary arteries to become significantly larger than the veins?
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dirofilariasis
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