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Ch 61 the Fetal Thorax Questions & answers latest update 2024/2025 with complete solution
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STUVIA 2024/2025Ch 61: the Fetal Thorax
symmetrically bell shaped - ✔✔The normal shape of the thoracic cavity
lungs - ✔✔_____ serve as the lateral borders for the heart and the superior borders for the
diaphragm
a smooth hypoechoic muscular margin between the fetal liver or spleen and the lungs - ✔✔the
diaphragm may be observed on US as:
mediastinum - ✔✔the central portion of the thorax is occupied by the
smaller - ✔✔the thorax is normally slightly _____ than the abdominal cavity
b - ✔✔Chest circumference measurements are made in the transverse plane at the level of which
one of the following?
A) diaphragm
B) four-chamber view of the heart
C) short axis of the heart
D) mediastinum
%
area between the lungs containing the heart, aorta, venae cavae, esophagus, and trachea -
✔✔mediastinum
spleen; horizontal - ✔✔the apex of the heart should be directed toward the _____ whereas the base
of the heart lies _____ to the diaphragm
the presence of a chest mass
pleural effusion
cardiac malformation - ✔✔a shift of the mediastinal structures may indicate
homogeneous ; echoes - ✔✔The fetal lungs appear _____ on ultrasound with moderate
___________.
2nd and 3rd - ✔✔fetal breathing becomes most prominent in the _____ trimester
small uterine cavity resulting from sever oligo
chest cavity abnormally small
fetus is unable to practice breathing movements - ✔✔the lungs may not grow or develop properly
when:
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