Key Questions - Pulmonary

Identify the fissures of the lung.
Identify the lobal and segmental bronchi on the right.
Identify the lobal and segmental bronchi on the left.
How can the right ribs be differentiated from the left ribs on a left lateral CXR?
List five disadvantages of portable CXRs.
Define: Atelectasis
What are Kerley (septal) lines?
What is an air bronchogram?
Silhouette sign
On a CXR, what is the ideal position for a Swan-Ganz catheter?
What are the signs of a pleural effusion on a CXR taken while the patient is supine?
Pneumothoraces can be difficult to appreciate on supine CXRs. What subtle signs should be looked for?
List three causes of mediastinal shift and the direction of the shift associated with each
List the four T's that can cause an anterior mediastinal mass.
List six causes of a middle mediastinal mass.
How can atelectasis be distinguished from pneumonia
Which lobe is collapsed?
Which lobe is collapsed?
Which lobe is collapsed?
Which lobe is collapsed?
Which lobe is collapsed?
What does cardiogenic pulmonary edema look like on CXR?
What patient population is associated with each type of pulmonary aspergillosis?
List five parenchymal changes seen in patients with sarcoidosis.
What radiographic changes are seen in an acute exacerbation of uncomplicated asthma?
What findings indicate a benign pulmonary nodule on CXR?
What are the differential diagnoses for a solitary pulmonary nodule? (list 10)
List five findings of traumatic aortic rupture on CXR.
What is round pneumonia?