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| Multiple fractures in adjacent ribs |
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| T/F: Pectus excavitum is AKA "pigeon chest." |
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| What is included in the "bellows mechanism?" |
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| Sternum, Ribs, Vertebra, Diaphragm, Extra-thoracic soft tissue |
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| What is the normal soft tissue pattern dependent on? |
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| What are the 2 most common causes of cellulitis & infection of thoracic wall soft tissues? |
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| Trauma & migrating grass awns |
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| T/F: Trauma to the thoracic wall can result in SQ emphysema, edema, and/or hemorrhage. |
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| T/F: SQ emphysema displays a symmetrical pattern. |
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| T/F: Edema/hemorrhage result in obliteration of the normal pattern created by fat deposition |
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| T/F: Soft tissue tumors are fairly common. |
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| Name some possible soft tissue tumors of the thoracic wall. |
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| Benign lipoma, fibrosarcoma & other sarcomas, carcinoma |
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| T/F: Regardless of etiology, a thoracic wall mass that invades the thoracic cavity may create an extrapleural sign. |
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| T/F: An extrapleural mass can displace the lung. |
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| T/F: Malunion rib fx are common in many patients w/o a known Hx of trauma. |
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| Primary rib tumors are typically of _____ origin. Give 2 examples. |
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Definition
| Mesenchymal; Chondrosarcoma & Osteosarcoma |
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| T/F: Primary and metastatic sternebral tumors are common. |
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| Primary sternebral tumors are typically of ____ origin. |
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| T/F: Unusual # of sternebral segments is a common congenital anomaly. |
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| T/F: Spondylosis deformans can cause single or multiple destructive lesions. |
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Definition
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| What type of lesions does DISH cause? In what dog is it most common? |
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Definition
| Multiple productive; Boxers |
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| T/F: If anything of the same opacity is adjacent to the diaphragmatic surface, the diaphragmatic outline is lost. |
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| What additional studies can be done to Dx diaphragmatic hernia? |
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Definition
| Ultrasound; Contrast study to locate the stomach or bowel |
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| What can be seen in cats w/ peritonealpericardial diaphragmatic hernia? |
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Definition
| Dorsal peritoneopericardial mesothelial remnant |
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| What are the 2 types of hiatal hernia? |
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Definition
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| T/F: Pneumonia is a radiographic feature of hiatal hernia. |
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| What additional studies can be done to Dx hiatal hernia? |
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