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53 Cards in this Set
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1. aortic knob
2.aortopulmonic window |
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what is going on in this child?
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thymic hyperplasia
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if you had a CXR of a child and you thought they may have a thymic hyperplasia, what should be your next move?
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CT of the chest
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the most common thing seen in CT as a superior or anterior mediastinal tumor is what?
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substernal thyroid (goiter)
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what is the pathology?
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teratoma
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which diaphragm is higher?
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right
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what is the sniff test? (normal finding, and abnormal
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normally both diaphragms go down
but in diaphragmatic paralysis there is paradoxical motion, where the diaphragms go up (due to negative pressure) |
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Herniation of Bachdelek: 3 traits
(probably not on test) |
Big
in Babies in the Back (more commonly on left side) |
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Herniation of Morgagni
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right sided anterior herniation of the diaphragm
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Hiatal hernia... 2 types (describe both, and which is most common)
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Paraesophageal: fundus of stomach is herniated into the chest, esophagus in the normal area
Sliding: most common, whole stomach and esophagus are in the chest |
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this person was given a sniff test...what is going on?
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sniff test with paradoxical movement of left hemidiaphragm
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as you go down the spinal cord in a lateral view what should happen to its appearance?
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it gets darker
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what is going on here
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right diaphragmatic leaflets
tension pneumothorax (hole in visceral pleura) left lung starts to look 'dirty' because it is getting all the blood |
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best view to see a tension pneumothorax?
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PA
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if you suspect a pneumothorax on a normal CXR what should be your next step?
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upright expiratory chest film
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just wanted to show this
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again just look at this
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effusion
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2 important diagnoses?
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mediastinal shift left
pleural effusion |
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TEST
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pneumothorax that has collected inferiorlly
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This PA chest was performed
In expiration….Why? *** |
suspected pneumothorax
this is an expiratory chest film |
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Pneumothorax
COPD CHF Consolidation |
COPD
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bacterial will cause a alveolar or interstitial CXR?
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predominantly alveolar
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viral/mycoplasma will cause a alveolar or interstitial CXR?
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interstitial
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fungal will cause a alveolar or interstitial CXR?
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actually it is combination
TRICK QUESTION! |
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Apical-posterior segments are filled up in what type of pneumonia?
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reactivation TB
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posterior segment of upper lobes that are lighting up on CXR is normally caused by what?
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aspiration in supine position
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Expansion or bowing of fissures is caused by?
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Klebsiella
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if you see rapid spread or abcess on CXR what is the likely cause?
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staph
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in a neutropenic pt, what type of findings might you see in a pt who has pneumonia on CXR?
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may have no findings in a neutropenic patient (limited inflam. response)
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what can make pneumonia look worse?
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hydration
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when a pt has pneumonia, and you take an Xray right at the beginning, what might you find?
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X-rays may lag the onset and the resolution of pneumonia
so you might not see much |
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what sign
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silhouette sign
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sign and where?
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silhouette sign of lingula
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cause of this pneumonia?
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anthrax
see widened mediastinum |
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if this person had TB, what would you call this?
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Renkie Complex (Ghon lesion)
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lung cancer LEAST commonly associated with cigs?
in what sex? |
adenocarcinoma
women |
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what percent of primary lung tumors are malignant?
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90
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when you see a CT of someone's chest it goes down to the adrenal glands...Why?
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hypervascular
one of the first places to see a metastatic deposit |
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what type of cancer may have air bronchograms?
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adenocarcinoma
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what can be seen on this CXR?
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metastatic lesions
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Birth control pills
Pregnancy (during and after) Surgery Trauma Malignancy Immobilization Cross country car or airplane trips are all what? *** |
risk factors for PE
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where do PEs most often occur?
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bilateral and in lower lungs
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what will cause tumor emboli?
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renal cancer
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what is the method of choice to find a PE?
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CT
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Westermark sign
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clot so big it blocks the blood going to a lung segment
refers to dilation of the pulmonary artery proximal to an embolism with collapse of distal vessels |
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you give a VQ scan. It shows a normal ventilation, but the perfusion is lacking...what does this show?
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PE
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If you see V/Q Mismatch, what is going on?
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PE
(note: asthma and COPD do that too...so make sure they don't have a history of either or your V/Q mismatch isn't as helpful) |
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d-dimer does what?
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measures the clotting in the blood
shows PE |
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THERE WILL BE A CT FROM LECTURE ON THERE
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look at them
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what is the triple rule out? what does this show?
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Triple Rule out:
Aoritc dissection PE Coronary Artery occlusion this is PE (i think) |
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what does this show? what causes it?
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Wedge shaped peripheral defect, infarct due to PE
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