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| CRX is a "chest radiograph" or also called the ? |
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| German physicist, Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered the x ray in the year? |
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| Give 3 examples of how Digital radiography is replacing film in medicine? |
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1- Digital images can be manipulated by adjusting contrast, brightness & magnification.
2- Also allows multiple people to see the image at the same time.
3- Images can also be easily copied and recorded on CD for patients to share with their physicians. |
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| X-rays is energy that has no mass, no electrical charge and is able to? |
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| Effect biological tissue and photo emulsion. |
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| ? feet is the required distance, to be safe fro scatter exposure? |
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| List 4 indications for the Chest Xray examination? |
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1- Detecting alterations of the lung caused by pathologic processes.
2- Determining appropriate therapy
3- Determining position of tubes and catheters.
4- Observation of the progression of lung disease. |
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| Many pulmonary problems can be detected before their presence is detected by other clinical examinations. List 3 possible conditions |
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Pneumothorax
foreign bodies
displaced tubes |
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| The tip of the ETT should be positioned below the vocal cords and no closer than ? |
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| An ETT should be placed approximately at the same level of the? |
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| Aortic knob or aortic arch |
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| ? & ?, are 2 procedures, that will quickly determine adequate ventilation before a CRX is done |
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| Observation & Auscultation |
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| This a definitive test for ETT placement |
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| These tubes do not pose a problem with intubation of on lung, but rather positioning within the trachea? |
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| The right lung should comprise approximately ? of the total lung volume & should appear larger than the left lung |
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| The cuff should not exceed the end of the ? or ? |
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| Endotracheal or tracheostomy |
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| This is an anatomical landmark in Chest X Rays? |
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| ? should not be narrowed at the carina or the distal |
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| If narrowing of the major bronchi, is present, this may indicate the following carcinoma? |
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| This anatomical landmark is the area between the lungs where the heart, lymphatics, blood vessels ad major bronchi are found? |
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| The mediastinum may shift with the following conditions |
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Pleural effusion
pneumothorax
tumor |
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| This diameter will be increased with COPD, barrel chest and hyperinflation? |
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| these are indications to look for with an increased A-P diameter |
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Large lung volumes
flattened diaphragm
widened intercostal spaces
small narrow heart |
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| These angles make the outer curve of the diaphragm and chest wall? |
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| Costophrenic angles are obliterated by ? |
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| The diaphragm is normally ? shape |
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| List anatomical landmarks a RT would look for on a CXR? |
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Trachea
Mediastinum
AP diameter
Costophrenic angles
Diaphragm
Vascular markings
Heart Shadow |
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| Left or right hemi diaphragms may shift downward with left or right pneumothorax, they will appear ? on one side |
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| Vascular markings are made up with |
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blood vessels
lymphatics
lung tissue |
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| Increased vascular markings are indicative of ? |
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| This should be no greater than 1/3 of the chest |
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| If the heart shadow is 1/2 or greater, this is indicative of ? |
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| This is tissue that surrounds the chest & above the neck area |
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| This condition is referred to as "hyperlucency of soft tissue" or when air is seen surrounding soft tissue |
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| This film is taken from behind with the patients chest pressed against the film cassette and done when the patient is unable to sit or stand |
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| AP CXR is less than optimal because the diaphragm is not |
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| Fully expanded so there is less aeration or less density |
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| This type of xray is a projection of the lung apices, lingual, and right middle lobe. |
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| An apical lordotic confirms the presence of? |
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| TB, de to TB affecting the apices |
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| List 4 distinct densities that are recognized on a CXR? |
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| less dense (grey ex: heart, bladder, muscles) |
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| mildly radiolucent ( light grey ex: lipids, tissue around muscle) |
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| radiolucent ( black ex: stomach) |
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| Terminology for radiolucent & diagnosis |
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dark pattern, air
diagnosis Normal for lungs |
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white pattern, solid fluid
Diagnosis normal for bones, organs |
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any ill defined radiodensity
diagnosis atelectasis |
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solid white area
Diagnosis pneumonia |
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extra pulmonary air
Diagnosis COPD, pneumo, asthma attack |
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spread throughout
ex: atelectasis, pneumonia |
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fluid, solid
ex:consolidaton |
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