Signs and Syndromes Flashcards
(119 cards)
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Aortic nipple
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left superior intercostal vein
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Air bronchogram sign
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lung parenchymal consolidation
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Gloved finger shadow
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chronic bronchiectasis
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Tail sign
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indicator of Adeno CA
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Pseudodiaphragmatic contour
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subpulmonic effusion
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Vanishing tumor
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loculated effusion
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Funnel or carrot shaped trachea
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congenital tracheobronchial stenosis
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Scimitar syndrome
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hypogenetic lung with PAPVR
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San Joaquin Valley Fever
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coccidiomycosis
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Noonan’s syndrome
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lymphangiectasia in intestine + pulmonary abnormality
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Lemierre’ssyndrome
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pneumonia 2’ to Fusobacterium or Bacteroides
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Snowstorm appearance of the lungs
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military TB
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Air crescent sign
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pulmonary aspergillosis (also in mucormycosis and echinococcus)
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CREST syndrome
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complete cartilage rings
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Moon sign
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echinococcus
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Caplan’ syndrome
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lesions in patients with RA + coalworker’s pneumoconiosis
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Sicca syndrome
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1’ Sjogrens syndrome
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Bornholm’s disease
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pleurodynia 2’coxsackie virus
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Churg Strauss syndrome
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allergic granulomatosis
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Atypica lmeasles syndrome
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1’ pneumonia + LADP
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Loffler’s syndrome
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fleeting pneumonia (consolidation with eosinophilia)
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Progressive systemic sclerosis
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esophageal air + reticulonodular pneumonia
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Goodpasteur’s syndrome
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hemoptysis with hematuria + glomerulonephritis
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Rockymountain spotted fever
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Ricketsia ricketsii
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Q fever
Coxiella burnetti
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Bronchus sign
patent bronchus leading to a peripheral nodule (most often associated with Adeno CA)
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Tropical eosinophilia
W. bancrofti
28
Pancoast syndrome
neoplasm with pain in arm + lung apical neoplasm (with bone destruction + Horner’s syndrome)
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Bird fancier’s lung
extrinsic allergic alveolitis
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SVC syndrome
facial edema, neck and UE, distended neck/arm veins, HA/dizziness
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Carney’s triad
pulmonary chondromas, gastric epithelial leiomyosarcoma and extradural paraganglioma
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Westermark’s sign
local oligemia
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Knuckle sign
completely terminating vessel in thromboembolism
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Hampton’s hump
pulmonary infarction
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Melting ice cube sign
pulmonary infarct resolution
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Homan’s sign
pain on foot dorsiflexion 2’ to DVT
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Shaw’s disease
bauxite pneumoconiosis
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Wacker’s triad
high LDH, n SGOT, high serum bilirubin (embolism vs MI vs pneumonia)
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Target sign
central loose body in cavities in pulmonary septic embolism
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Mendelson’s syndrome
aspiration of gastric liquid contents
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Hughs-Stovin syndrome
aneurysms of small and large pulmonary artery and thrombosis of peripheral veins and duralsinuses
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Café coronary syndrome
commonest cause of food aspiration and lodgement to the larynx
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Emotional laryngeal wheezing syndrome
caused by expiratory glottic narrowing
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Saber sheath trachea
coronal diameter greater sagittal diameter; associated with COPD
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Reactive airway dysfunction syndrome (RADS)
severe bronchial injury with narrowing and hyperresponsiveness in workers exposed to certain gases/smoke
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Stripe sign
in asthma; rim of normal perfusion in the cortex, alternating with contiguous zones of hypoperfusion ( excludes thromembolic disease as the cause of oligemia)
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Thesaurosis
hairspray inhalation
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Cotton candy lung
panacinar emphysema
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Poland’s syndrome
absent pectoral and breast muscles, paranasal sinusitis and bronchiectasis
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Young’s syndrome
infertility and sino pulmonary infection (obstructive azoospermia)
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Yellow nail syndrome
yellow nail+ lympohedema + pleural effusion
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Silo unloaders syndrome
organic dust fever
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Right pneumonectomy syndrome
R and L posterior displacement of the mediastinum, clockwise rotation of the heart and vessels and anterior displacement of the R HT
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Acute chest syndrome
fever, chest pain and leukocytosis in homozygous sickle cell anemia
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Ring around the artery sign
pneumomediastinum
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Borneville’s syndrome (tuberous sclerosis)
mental retardation, seizure adenoma sebaceum
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Lofgren’s syndrome
sarcoidosis + erythema nodosum
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Meigs Salmon syndrome
ovarian neoplasm with pleural effusion
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Dressler’s syndrome
postcardiotiomy or post MI syndrome (fever, chest pain, pericardial/pleural effusion)
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Hamman’s sign
pneumomedioastinum/pneumothorax (left)
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Castleman’s disease
giant LN hyperplasia
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Sail sign
normal thymus
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Juxtaphrenic peak sign
indirect sign of upper lobe collapse
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Ivemark’s syndrome
bilateral 3-lobed lung and asplenia with situs inversus
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Wave sign
normal thymus indented by ribs
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Spinnaker sign
pneumomediastinum
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Four artery sign
double aortic arch with aberrant left subclavian artery (vascular ring)
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Shaggy heart
pertussis (not specific)
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Tree-in-bud-sign
post 1’ TB
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CT halo sign
early invasive aspergillosis
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Crescent sign/ Monod’s sign
fungus wall
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Water lily/Camalote/iceberg sign
echinococcus (hydatid disease)
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Williams Campbell syndrome
disorder of cartilage deficiency
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Napkin ring
complete cartilage rings
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Vanishing lung syndrome
giant bullous emphysema
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Caplan’s syndrome
pneumoconiosis + RA
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Labrador lung
pneumoconiosis 2’ to iron ore containing silica and asbestosis
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Cotton mill fever
byssinosis
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Farmer’s lung or thresher’s lung
2’ to moldy hay/grain in closed area
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Bird’s breeder lung or bird’s handler’s lung
hypersensitivity to antigens in feathers, serum and feces
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Westermark’s sign
hyperlucent area 2’ to oligemia
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Feeding vessel sign
pulmonary vessel leading to a nodule 2’ to pulmonary emboli (on CT)
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Acute chest syndrome
patients with sickle cell disease with fever, cough, hypoxia, chest pain and infiltrates on CXR/CT without infection on blood/sputum
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Fat embolism syndrome
fat entry into venous system/ traumatic release of fat from sites of injury directly to the venous system
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CT angiogram sign
enhancing branching vessel in area of low attenuation consolidation most often seen in mucin producing BAC
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Air bronchogram/open bronchus sign
seen in the pneumonic and focal form of CA
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Golden’s sign
bronchogenic CA (atelectasis)
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Pancoast syndrome
apical density w/ w/o rib lysis + Horner’s syndrome and pain /atrophy of the ipsilateral arm
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Tail sign
linear opacity towards the pleura from the nodule (benign and malignant)
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Beaded septum sign
lymphangitic mets in bronchogenic CA
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Upper triangle sign
R lower lobe atelectasis
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Flat waist sign
L lower lobe atelectasis
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Top of the knob sign
L lower lobe atelectasis
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Middle lobe syndrome
chronic isolated atelectasis of the middle lobe
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Comet tail or vacuum cleaner sign
round atelectasis
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Loffler’s syndrome
fleeting pneumonia
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Hamman-Rich syndrome
malaise, fever, cough, chest pain, DOB with eosinophilia (PIE)
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CREST syndrome
SQ calcinosis, Raynauds phenomenon, esophageal dysmotility, sclerodactyly and telangiectasia, scleroderma
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Sjogren’s syndrome
chronic inflammatory process characterized by atrophy of the salivary glands/lacrimal glands (2’ form is associated with RA)
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Behcet’s syndrome
vasculitis of large and small vessels with aphthous ulcers, erythema nodosum and eye lesions
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Wegener’s granulomatosis
midline lethal granuloma + necrotizing granulomatosis vasculitis
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Limited Wegener’s syndrome
sparing of the kidney with disease confined to the respiratory system
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Churg Strauss syndrome
pulmonary vasculitis/ neuropathy extravascular granulomas, tissues and blood eosinophilia +/- asthma
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Fallen lung sign
bronchial tear (lateral and posterior displacement of lung on supine)
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Collar sign
diaphragm rupture
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Continuous diaphragm sign
pneumomediastinum
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Pinchoff syndrome
compression of the central venous lines between clavicle and 1st rib
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Twiddler’s syndrome
torsion, dislodgement and fracture of pacemaker wire 2’ to patient manipulation
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Right pneumonectomy syndrome
R ward mediastinal shift and inversion of the HD 2’ to air trapping from a narrowed L bronchus
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Castleman’s disease
giant LN hyperplasis
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Dumbbell tumor
schwannoma, neurofibroma
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Killian’s triangle
posterior aspect of the pharyngoesophageal C5-C6 (origin of the Zenker’s diverticulum)
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Diaphragm sign, interface sign, displaced crus sign, bare area sign *
pleural effusion ( *more reliable)
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Split pleura sign
exudative pleural effusion
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Deep sulcus sign
pneumothorax
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Incomplete border sign
pleural based mass
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Target sign
neurofibroma
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Jeune’s syndrome
asphyxiating thoracic dysplasia
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Absent diaphragm sign
ruptured diaphragm
