CXR Flashcards
On a CXR, what are the sings of ‘consolidation’?
Fluffy densities
Air bronchograms
On a CXR, what are the sings of atelectasis?
Volume loss
Opacification of all or part of a lung (often more ‘linear’ in appearance)
On a CXR, what are the sings of bronchiectosis?
Ring opactities
Tram tracks
Cystic spaces
(Vascular crowding - close vascular markings)
On a CXR, what are the sings of COPD?
Hyperinflation
Elongated heart
Bullae
Decreased lung markings
On a CXR, what are the sings of lung fibrosis?
Volume loss Mediastinal shift Reticular/bodular shadowinh Ground glass appearance Honeycombing
On a CXR, what are the sings of cardiogenic pulmonary oedema?
Bilateral alveolar oedema Kerley B lines Cardiomegaly Diversion of upper lobe vasculature Pleural effusion
On a CXR, what are the sings of non-cariogenic pulmonary oedema?
Diffuse, patchy alveolar shadowing
The absence of cardiomegaly
On a CXR, what are the sings of pleural effusion
Costophrenic angle blunting
‘white out’
On a CXR, what are the sings of pneumothorax?
Linear pleural shadow
Lack of lung markings in area of pneumothorax
On a CXR, what are the sings of the RUL collapse?
Superiorly displaced horizontal fissure
Upper zone shadowing
On a CXR, what are the sings of RML collapse?
Right heart silhouette sign
Wedge-shaped opacity on the lateral CXR
On a CXR, what are the sings of RLL collapse?
Right hemidiaphragm silhouette sign
Lower zone shadowing
Increased lower thoracic density on lateral CXR
On a CXR, what are the sings of LUL collapse?
‘Veil-like’ shadow over the entire left lung
Luftsichel sign
On a CXR, what are the sings of LLL collapse?
Left hemidiaphragm silhouette sign
Sail sign
On a CXR, what are the sings of lingula collapse?
Left heart border silhouette sign
