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In the mosaic pattern which lung is abnormal; the lucent or opacified lung
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lucent lung
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How do you determine if the lucent lung is the abnormal lung and the pattern is mosaic
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if there is a sharp distiction between the lung densities and geographic.
if on expiratory films the opacified lung becomes more prominent vessel size discrepancy (greater in opacified section of the lung) |
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If the vessels are larger in the opacified lung than the lucent lung what is the pattern
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mosaic pattern
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What causes a mosaic perfusion pattern
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air trapping
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What is the ddx of mosaic pattern
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small airway and small vessel disease
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How do you differentiate the cause of mosaic pattern (small airway disease or small vessel disease)
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by doing an inspiratory and expiratory film. If a pt has increased density of the opacified lung during expiration than it is from small airway disease
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What is a more common cause of mosaic pattern; small airway or small vessel disease
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small airway is far more common
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What is the differential diagnosis of mosaic pattern that is caused by small airway disease
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asthma
HP constrictive bronchiolitis (bronchiolitis obliterans) |
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What is the pathology that results in the mosaic pattern from small vessel disease
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chronic PE
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What are 3 findings on HRCT of mosaic pattern
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geographic (with sharp borders)
increased density of opacified lung during inspiration bigger vessels in opacified area |
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Does the opacified portion of the mosaic pattern resulting form small airways disease have a lobular appearance
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yes
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What is the ddx of GGO centrilobular disease
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HP (by far the most common)
RB if they are a smoker viral infection follicular bronchiolitis |
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What are conditions when follicular bronchiolitis may occur
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collagen disease, immunosupression
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What is the DDX of dense centrilobular disease
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endobronchial spread of infection (by far most common)
aspiration BAC vascular causes |
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What are two types of centrilobular nodulars
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GGO centrilobular nodules
dense centrilobular nodules |
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Can vascular abnormalities cause dense centrilobular nodules
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yes, edema or hemorrhage
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What are some causes of diffuse tracheal wall thickening
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sarcoid
amyloid relapsing polychondritis wegners infection tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (nodular) IBD |
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What types of infection can cause diffuse tracheal wall thickening
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aspergillus
klebsiella rhinoscleromatis |
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what are the 'oids' that can cause diffuse tracheal wall thickening
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sarcoid
amyloid weg'noid' |
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How does tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica appear on CT
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nodular thickening
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What does tracheal wall thickening look like on plain film
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enlarged paratracheal stripe
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Does relapsing polychondritis spare the posterior tracheal membrane
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yes
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What are the 4 that should be on the top of the differential for diffuse tracheal thickening
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the 'oids' (sarcoid, amyloid, weg'noid)
and relapsing polychondritis (spares posterior membrane) |
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What is the differential for cystic bronchiectasis of the lower lobes
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post viral (child)
kartageners william campell (A rare disorder involving a reduction or absence of cartilage in the bronchi which affects lung functioning) tracheobronchomegally |
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What is the ddx for upper lobe bronchiectasis that is symmetric
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CF
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What is the ddx for asymmentric upper lobe bronchiectasis
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TB, ABPA, bronchial atresia, endobronchial tumor or stricture
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If a pt has a history of asthma and a high density mucus plug
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abpa
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A hazy veil like density with left sided volume loss
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LUL collapse
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What do you see in left lower lobe collapes
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a straightening of the left heart border
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What causes a combine RML and RLL collapse
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bonchus intermedius obstruction
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Where are pulmonary sequestrations usually located
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the left side
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What is the drainage for an intralobar sequestration
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systemic arterial supple and drains to the azygous vein
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Does intralobar have its own pleural covering
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no, it is with in the normal covering of the lung, extralobar has its own covering
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What is congenital intralobar or extralobar pulm sequestration
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extralobar
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What commonly presents as an adult intralobar or extralobar
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intralobar (its not congenital so can present later)
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What is the presentation of a intralobar pulm sequaestration
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recurrent infections
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Can intralobar have systemic venous drainage
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yes, it can have systemic or pulmonary drainage
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What is the arterial supply for both intralobar and extralobar pulmonary sequestrations
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systemic
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What is the density of a pulmonary sequestration
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solid cystic or lucent
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Which type of pulmonary sequstration may have pulmonary venous drainage
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intralobar may have either pulm or systemic venous drainage and extralobar alway has systemic venous drainage
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How are extralobar sequestration found
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incidentally during workup for other congenital abnormality
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What percent of pt with extralobar pulm seqestration have associated abnormalities
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65%
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What is crazy paving associated with
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alveolar proteinosis
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What are 2 characteristics of crazy paving
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ggo and inseptal lobular thickening
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Does crazy paving have to be alveolar proteinosis
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no, if the pt symptoms are acute is not alveolar proteinosis
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What are some causes of crazy paving with acute symptoms
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anything that will cause ggo; viral, hemorrhage, DAD, HP, edema
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Is crazy paving specific
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no
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What are the causes of crazy paving that is chronic
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BAC
lipoid pna Alveolar proteinosis |
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What are the characteristics of swyer james syndrome
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unilateral lucent lung
small lung volume small PA bronchiectasis |
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What is the ddx of crazy paving
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acute: edema DAD/ARDS/AIP, infection, hemorrhage, hp
chronic: BAC, lipoid pna, alveolar proteinosis. |
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What are the causes of unilateral lucent lung
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pneumo, bronchial obstruction, swyer james syndrome (small volume), pulmonary embolism
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What are some bronchial obstructions that may result in a unilateral lucent lung
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tumor, stricture, aspirated foriegn body, atresia
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What is called when a pulmonary embolism decreases vascularity
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the westermark sign
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What is swyer james syndrome
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post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans
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What are the findings in swyer james syndrome
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PA smaller, lung lucent, small lung, bronchiectasis
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Does swyer james syndrome have bronchiectasis
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yes
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What are some examples of infiltrative disease of the soft tissue of the mediastinum
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lymphoma, leukemia, mets, acute mediastinitis, fibrosing mediastinitis, erdheim chester
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What are the two forms of fibrosing mediastinitis
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diffuse and focal
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Which type of fibrosing mediastinitis is more common
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the focal (80%)
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What is diffuse fibrosing mediastinitis associated with
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autoimmune disease like retroperitoneal fibrosis
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Is there calcification in diffuse fibrosing mediastinitis
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no
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What is a complication of diffuse fibrosing mediastinitis
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compression of vessels, or bronchi
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Is focal mediastinitis more common
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yes, 80%
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What is focal fibrosing mediastinitis associated with
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granulomatous infection such as histoplasmosis
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What are the two most common location of fibrosing mediastinitis
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paratracheal and subcarinal
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If there are nodules predominately around the bronchus and subpleural what is the distribution
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perilymphatic
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What is the ddx for perilymphatic nodules
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sarcoid
lymphangitic carcinomatosis silicosis CWP amyloidosis LIP Note: sarcoid/silicosis/CWP are also ddx for massive progressive upper lobe fibrosis |
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What are the two most common causes of perilymphatic nodules
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sarcoid
lymphangitic carcinomatosis |
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What are the more rare causes of perilymphatic nodules
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silicosis/CWP
amyloid LIP |
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Can sarcoid produce fibrosis
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yes
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Where is the fibrosis of sarcoid located
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strongly upper lobe predominate
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What is the differential ddx for progressive massive fibrosis of the upper lobe
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silicosis
sarcoid CWP fungal disease talcosis |
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What does progressive massive fibrosis of the upper lobes look like
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mickey mouse ears
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where are the nodules in silicosis
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upper lobe predominate, and posterior
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Can silicosis cause eggshell calcified nodes
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yes (so can sarcoid and its much more common)
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What is the ddx for multiple cavitary nodules
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mets
septic emboli fungal disease wegners rheumatoid langerhans (small) tracheobronchial papillomatosis |
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If the wall of a cavitary is less than 5 that is it likely to be benign
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yes
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What if the wall of a cavitary is 5-15mm
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it is non specific
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if a wall is greater than 15cm is likely malignant
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yes
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What are 2 pulmonary presentations of wegners
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infarction (results in cavitary lesion)
hemorrhage (GGO) |
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What is a common location of the GGO of wegners (from hemorrhage)
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perihilar
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Can Wegners also present with airway disease and tracheal wall thickening
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yes
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What is the DDX of focal lung luceny
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bronchial obstruction (most common)
sequestration (uncommon to be totally lucent) CCAM asysmmetric bullous disease |
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What are the causes of bronchial obstruction
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aspirated foriegn body
endobronchial tumor (carcinoid) bronchial stricture bronchial atresia |
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What is the cause of bronchial atresia
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a missed congenital lobar emphysema (Congenital lobar emphysema is characterized by progressive overdistention of a lobe.) or congenital
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Is there an impacted bronchus associate with bronchial atresia
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yes
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What is the shape of the impacted bronchus of bronchial atresia
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round (looks like a mass) or tubular
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What is bronchial atresia
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Congenital bronchial atresia is a rare anomaly that results from focal obliteration of a proximal segmental or subsegmental bronchus that lacks communication with the central airways.
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What is simitar syndrome
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a partial anomalous pulmonary venous return syndrome
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What is the arterial supply to lung affected by scimitar syndrome
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systemic arterial supply
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Do pt with scimitar syndrome have a small pulmonary artery and small lung
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yes
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Is there small lung volume on the side of scimitar syndrome
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yes
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What looks like a scimitar (sword) in scimitar syndrome
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anomalous pulmonary vein
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Is there situs inverus in scimitar syndrome
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no, there is dextro position of the heart (its on the right side)
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