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1
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Which are the most commonly fractured ribs?

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middle ribs, anterior to costal angle

2
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supernumerary ribs

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extra ribs in cervical or lumbar region

TOS/ issues w brachial plexus and subclavian A or asymptomatic

3
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Dislocation of ribs

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dislocation at the Sternocostal joint

sternum and costocartliage

4
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separation of ribs

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separation at the Costochondral joint

rib and costocartilage

5
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Thoracentesis

Bw what ribs?

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pleural cavity fluid sample taken w hypodermic needle in between intercoastal nv bundle and collateral branches

ribs 9 and 10, midaxillary

6
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Where do you insert a chest tub?

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bw 5 and 6th rib

removes large amt of air, fluid, blood or pus from pleural cavity with collapsed lung/ emergency

7
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thoroscopy

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visualization/biopsy with thoracoscope inside pleural cavity

intercostal spaces 1-3

8
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gastroschisis

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protrusion of viscera to right of umbilical cord
amniotic fluid (saltly) = bad for GI
bowel is uncovered and floating in ^^
failure of lateral folds to pull gut in

9
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congenital epigastric hernia

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midline bulge covered w skin and subcut. tissue

bw xiphoid process and umbilicus

10
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congenital diaphragmatic hernia

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posterolateral defect
viscera bulge into pleural cavity that delay lung growth
on left side
failure for myoblast to partially or fully infiltrate pericardiopertioneal canal

11
Q

Lung cancer can involve what nerves due to proximity?

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Phrenic N., Vagus N. and Recurrent Laryngeal N.

12
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treatment for lung cancer?

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removal of a Lung (Pneumonectomy), a lobe of a lung (Lobectomy) or a specific Bronchopulmonary Segment (Segmentectomy) through a procedure called Lung Resection

13
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Pleuritis

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inflammation of the Pleura producing a roughness on the lungs making breathing difficult.
friction! sometimes can adhere parietal and visceral
sharp pain (ie w walking upstairs), deeper and increased breathing

14
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pulmonary collapse

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enough air enters the Pleural Cavity to break the surface tension between the two layers of Pleura
lung elasticity causes them to collapse

15
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Pneumothorax

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thoracic wall wound or rupture of pulmonary lesion of PC

causes entry/build up of air/pressure into the Pleural Cavity, results in a collapse of the lung

16
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Hydrothorax

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excess fluid in the Pleural Cavity, usually the result of fluid escape into the Pleural Cavity, or Pleural Effusion.

17
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Hemothorax

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blood in pleural cavity

cut of intercostal vessel/internal thoracic vessel

18
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bronchial asthma

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widespread narrowing of the airways produced by contraction of smooth muscle, edema of the mucosa and mucus in the lumen of the Bronchi and Bronchioles

19
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Bronchoscopy

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insertion of a Bronchoscope into the trachea to visualize the Main Bronchi.

20
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laryngeal atresia

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failure of recanalization of larynx
CHAOS syndrome (obstruction of upper fetal airway)
airways dilated, lung enlarged, filled w fluid
diaphragm flattened/inverted, fetal ascites/hydrops

21
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tracheoesophageal fistual

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connection bw trachea and esophagus (most common LRT)
failed foregut endoderm to proliferate rapidly
cant swallow, drools, regurgitation, GI reflux
polyhydramnios

associated with esophageal atresia

22
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pulmonary agenesis

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unilateral agenesis (lack lung, lobe, bronchi)
resp bud fail to split into bronchial buds
23
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oligohydramnios

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insufficient amniotic fluid production, severe retards lung devlp
assoc w renal agenesis/failure

24
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pulmonary hypoplasia

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restriction of fetal thorax (uterine pressure)
affects stretch recpt and lung growth
decreased hydraulic pressure on lungs

higher risk of oligohydramnios <26 weeks

25
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resp distress syndrome

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rapid labored breaking 
surfactant deficiency (lung underinflated)
tachy/nasal flaring, suprasternal/intercostal/subcostal retractions, grunts/cyanosis
26
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congenital lung cysts

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fluid or air filled
bronchial develp. disturbance
wheezing, cyanosis, diff breathing

27
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bronchospasm

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constriction of smooth m in bronchioles

28
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emphysema

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perm enlargement of air spaces distal to term bronchiole, narrowing of bronchioles, destruction of alveolar walls
loss of gas exchange bc decrease SA
dyspnea, cough, wt loss

29
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PNA

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inflamed lung tissue, filled w WBC (neutrophils), rbc, fibrin
big capillaries w lots rbcs
looks red/firm/heavy
fever chills, cough, decreased breath sounds, crackles in lungs

30
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What is abnormal bv/lymphatic capillary growth via vasculogenesis called?

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Angiomas
ex: capillary hemangioma (lots caps), cavernous hemangioma (lots venous sinuses)

form from mesenchyme, regress on their own
common in head and neck

31
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What is called to have a right sided L ventricle?

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ventricular inversion

ventricle folds to the right, outflow tract is on L

32
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What is the name of a total heart reversal? Partial? Right heart, normal GI?

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heterotaxia
situs inversus - total, every body organ if filled to opposite side, no consequence
situs ambiguous - partial, some organs, issue w/ venous return
r heart, norm gi - visceroatrial heterotaxia (inflow, outflow problems)

33
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What happens when the AV septum fails to fuse?

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persistent AV canal (agnesis of av valves)

pulmonary hypertension, hard to exercise, SOB, cardiac congestion, endocarditis risk, linked down syndrome

34
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What color does the skin changed to due to low o2 in the blood? symptoms?

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blue - cyanosis
clubbed fingers, blue fingernail beds/lips, tired, fatigue
from mixing of blood

35
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What is it when you have insufficient shifting of AV septum or cardiac looping? symptoms?

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Double outlet right ventricle
pulmonary a and aorta exit R ventricle, with VSD

symptoms: cyanosis, breathlessness, murmur, and poor weight gain

36
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Tetralogy of fallot

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conotruncal ridges off center formation = aorta/pulm trunk are unequal
pulmonary stenosis, aorta overrides where pulmonary a should be, VSD, RV hypertrophies (r to l shunt, cyanosis)

37
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pulmonary valvular atresia

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pulmonary a is closed off (semilunar valves closed)
patent foramen ovale and ductus arteriosus
Rv hypoplasia

38
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aortic valvular stenosis

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L ventricular hypertrophy = cardiac fail and pulm hypertension
narrowing of aortic valve
male dom, congenital, degenerative, infection (RF)

39
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aortic valvular atresia

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fused valves, hypoplastic LV,

big ductus arteriosus, hypertrophy RV

40
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What can start as asymptotic and lead to L ventricular hypertrophy over time from less cusps?

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bicuspid aortic valve (2 instead of 3)
associated w aortic aneurysms

regurgitation, stenosis

41
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tricuspid atresia

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r AV orfice destroyed
patent foramen ovale, VSD, patent ductus arteriosis, atresia of valve cusps
hypoplastic RV, hypertrophy LV

42
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What is underdeveloped/not formed in hypoplastic L ventricle?

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LV, mitral valve, aortic valve, ascending portion of aorta
acts as univentricular, only using RV (univent)
patent ductus arteriosus and patent foramen ovale (ASD)

43
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What can you use for coronary a bypass graft?

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great saphenous v bc easy dissection from LE, lengthy w no branching or valves, same size
or radial a

44
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What is coronary angioplasty do?

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small ballon catheter flattens plaque against the wall of coronary a to increase the size of lumen for better blood flow

45
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What can cause pulmonary embolism? track it runs?

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blood clot, fat globule, air bubble embolus

a vein on R side of heart to pulmonary A

46
Q

what fills bronchiolar walls during asthma

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eosinophils, lymphocytes, mast cells

47
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atrial septal defect

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L to R shunting from increased blood to lungs and decreased pulm resistantce after lungs expand

this increased blood to lung, pulm resistance, R vent hypertrophy, CHF, then r to l shunt, cyanosis

90% ostium II (secundum, high atrial septal defect)

48
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left to right blood shunt causes?

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increased work load for R ventricle = hypertrophies, which causes right to left shunts, then cyanosis

49
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failure of contruncal ridge formation and fusion is called? caused what else to happen?

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persistent truncus arteriosus

VSD, mix of blood, pulm congestion, RV hypertrophy, R vent pressure increase, cyanotic cond

50
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failed conotruncal ridges to spiral? consequences?

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transposition of great vessels

pulm a connected to LV, aorta to RV
survives w vsd, asd, patent ductus arteriosus

51
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how can pt live with pulmonary valvular atresia?

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patent ductus arteriosis used to flow of blood from aorta into pulmonary a
patent foramen ovale
transplant if hypoplasia too bad, vsd rv to left and out aorta = univentricular heart (mix of blood)

52
Q

Which lymph nodes are most associated with breast cancer?

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Axillary Lymph Nodes (include the Pectoral, Interpectoral, Deltopectoral, Supraclavicular and Inferior Deep Cervical Lymph Nodes
also parasternal

53
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what is down syndrome (trisomy 21) associated with?

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failure of atrioventricular septa to form

54
Q

lack of blood to myocardium is caused by? And can lead to?

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block of coronary A

myocardial infarction

55
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building up of lipids on the internal walls of the coronary arteries does what? leading to increase likelihood?

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decrease the size of the lumen of vessel, can cause embolus and plugging the vessel fully.

coronary atherosclerosis

56
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What produces a strangling pain in the chest?

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angina pectoris

narrow or obstructed coronary arteries that produces ischemia of myocardium

57
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cardiac catheterization

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insert catheter in femoral v
into inferior vena cava
to look at RA, RV, PT, Pulm a

58
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what ccan you do if you AV or SA node isnt working?

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artificial cardiac pacemaker
reg electrical impulse to ventricles via electrodes in large vein to superior vena cava into RA past valve in endocardium of trabecula carnae of RV

59
Q

irregular twitching of atrial cardiac m fibers

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atrial fibillation

60
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irregular twitching of ventricle cardiac m fibers - not able to pump blood

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ventricular fibillation

61
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what can you do for ventricular fibrilliation

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defibrillation - electric shock by electrodes to cease movement in hopes it starts back up again

62
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Cardiac Referred Pain

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Ischemia stimulates visceral pain sensory fibers in the heart of the Autonomic Nervous system. These visceral sensory fibers often share a spinal ganglion with the somatic sensory fibers of areas such as the upper limb and superior lateral chest wall.

63
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Anginal pain is typically referred to the area innervated by

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Left Medial Brachial Cutaneous nerve, the left substernal area, left pectoral area and medial aspect of the left upper limb are often involved in this variety of referred pain.

64
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What is used to treat heart failure? and what is the mechanism?

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Cardiac glycosides

inhibit Na/K atpase K binding site, increase Na, decrease Ca out (increase of ca inside to SERCA), positive inotropic effect

65
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Cardiac Failure causes what to happen first in the heart? And then follows with?

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negative inotropic effect
decreased inotropy and vas compliance, increase of Blood Volume and SVR/TPR
first decreases cardiac output, then increases volume to compensate

66
Q

Inflammation of the pericardium? Causes?

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Pericarditis
causes friction on the heart and if not treated, can calcify

can also lead to pericardial effusion

67
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Pericardial Effusion leads to?

A
cardiac tamponade (heart compression) makes it beat harder
accumulation of fluid or pus in the pericardial sac which can compress the heart
68
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Used to treat pericardial effusion/cardiac tamponade?

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Pericardiocentesis

Drainage of blood, fluid or pus from the pericardial sac.

69
Q

where do surgeons clamp/insert tubes of a bypass machine?

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transverse pericardial sinus

accesses area posterior to aorta and pulmonary trunk

70
Q

oligohydramnios (potters) sequence

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still born childern
oligohydramnios -> fetal compression -> pulm hypoplasia, altered facies (nasal flaring, bridge wide, potter facies, limb hypoplasia, renal fail, club foot, breech presentation)

71
Q

in a rib fracture, what is most likely seen in an X-Ray?

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hematoma at site of fracture, actually frac is hard to see
CT more sensitive

Can puncture kidney, liver (right side), and spleen (left side)

72
Q

air leaking in cavity with no outside intervention happens from?

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spont pneumothorax
spon rupture of alveoli through vicseral pleura so air leaks into cavity
risks - smoke, copd, cystic fibrosis, inherited apical bleb
lung collapse, compress of mediastinal structure/vessel

73
Q

air entering thorax but can’t exit is?

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tension pneumothorax
from trauma where injury fails to seal, + pressure ventilation during resuscitation
collapsed lung, impaired venous return -> cardiac arrest

74
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pulmonary meniscus sign

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on surface of fluid seen with pleural effusion
due to surface tension between 2 diff fluids in pleural cavity (norm serous fluid and pleural effusion)
in costophrenic angles and substernal region

75
Q

coin sign

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solitary round, circumscribed shadows on xray
can be calcified
symptomatic
causes: tuberculosis, neoplasms, cysts, vasc anomalies

76
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kerley lines

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interlobular septa in pulmonary interstitium are prominent

lymph swelling makes them seen, pressing into CT making them dense

77
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kerley a vs b

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a - diagonal lines from hila to periphery

b - short parallel lines at periphery perp to pleura

78
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causes of kerley lines

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pulm edema, lymphoma, cancer, pna

79
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causes of cardiac tomponade

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neoplasms, pericarditis, effusion due to renal fail, trauma
fiberous pericardium prevents overflow, and create issues when there is a build up of fluid because it can cause friction and decrease hr

80
Q

becks triad

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for cardiac tamponade
distant heart sounds muffled
jugular distention - restricted venous return
hypotension
signs of shock, decreased co
treat with pericardiocentsis
81
Q

cardiac tamponade can show up as what on xray

A

water bottle heart

globular heart silhouette in xray

82
Q

what do you use echocardiography for?

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good in utero, child
adult - probe is on ant skin, red blood flow toward, blue away
color change = turbulence and can indicate mixing of blood
can indicate blood regurgitation

83
Q

What keeps the PDA open during development?

A

prostaglandins

regulated by o2 tension and blood flow -> regulates smooth m contraction

84
Q

consequences of pda?

A

lv hypertrophy, pulmonary congestion, congestive HF
treated with indomethacin or surgery
bad if mom has rubella

85
Q

aortic lumen narrowed due to abnormal thickening of the wall is? Types?

A

coarctation of aorta
aka turner’s syndrome

postductal (after da) - not noticed bc collateral circulation through intercostal arteries and internal thoracic a
preductal - collaterals not devlp, after birth little body goes to LE, pda, death often unless repaired

86
Q

aberrant origin of R subclavian

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distal of right dorsal aorta and 7th intercostal a (intersegmental)
r AA IV, prox part of R dorsal aorta obliterated
dysphagia and dyspnea (dorsal aorta cross esophagus to reach r ue

87
Q

double aortic arch leads to?

A

esophageal dysfunction and strangulation of trachea

vascular ring around trachea and esophagus, looks like a heart shape

88
Q

right aortic arch

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left AA IV and left dorsal aorta obliterated, replaced by vessels on r

89
Q

dysphagia and dyspnea happens in r aortic arch because?

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l subclavian A pass behind esophagus and ligamentum arteriosum in front of trachea to reach R side

90
Q

interrupted aortic arch

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left and right AA IV obliterated, as well as prox part of r dorsal aorta
pda, descending aorta and subclav A supplied by blood of low 02
aortic trunk supplies 2 common carotids

91
Q

what is seen in DiGeorge syndrome? dangerous?

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interrupted aortic arch

life threatening