Chapter 308e - Atlas of Chest Imaging Flashcards
What do you expect to find in a chest radiography of a patient with right upper pulmonary lobe collpase?
“Volume loss as demonstrated by the elevated right hemidiaphragm as well as mediastinal shift to the right.”
“elevation of minor fissure, and deviation of the trachea to the right.”
What might be the radiographic findings in an emphysematous lung?
“increased lucency, flattened diaphragms, increased anteroposterior (AP) diameter, and increased retrosternal clear space.”
Cavitaded abcesses might occur in tuberculosis aswell as Nocardia infections.
True or False?
True.
What are the radiograhic findings in a patient with heart failure?
B Kerley lines, perivascular cuffing and pulmonary vascular congestion. In the context of pulmonary edema, one might find indistinct vasculature, perihilar opacities and peripheral interstitial reticular opacities”
Name one condition associated with “honey-combing” of the lungs.
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.
Name one condition associated with “ground-glass” lungs.
ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome) and other conditions associated with alveolar fluid.
Which disease is associated with “tree in bud” lung?
Bronchiolitis in the context of atypical micobacteria infection, for instance.
Tracheomalacia is more denoted during inspiration.
True or False?
False.
It is more evident during exhalation.
Asbestosis is associated with subpleural atelectasis.
True or False?
True.
