Pulm

Question 1

CXR demonstrates bilateral hilar adenopathy

Bx reveals noncaseating granulomas

What is the dx?

Answer 1

sarcoidosis

Question 2

What is the difference between transudate and exudate pleural effusions?

Answer 2

Question 3

What is Cor Pulmonale?

Answer 3

impaired RV function or structure due to pulmonary hypertension from hypoexemia or lung dz

think COPD

Question 4

What is a Westermark sign of CXR? What dx?

Answer 4

radiographic finding on chest X-ray characterized by a focal area of oligemia (decreased pulmonary vascularity) distal to a pulmonary arterial occlusion.

This sign appears as a region of increased lucency (relative radiolucency) in the lung field, reflecting reduced blood flow secondary to obstruction of a pulmonary artery or its branches

PE

Question 5

_______ is associated with meconium aspiration syndrome in the newborn

Answer 5

persistent pulmonary hypertension

Question 6

What CXR findings are associated as the classic pattern of Pneumocystic jirovecii PNA?

Answer 6

diffuse interstitial infiltrates

Question 7

Where is the consolidation associated with TB typically found in the lungs?

Answer 7

usually in the UPPER lobes