AHN 568 Unit 5 Chest X-Ray
Interpretation- Questions & Answers
A fissure normally appears as a thin white line, but if pleural fluid enters it it becomes thicker.
True or False Correct Ans-True
Presence of the air bronchogram sign indicates the the bronchioles are full of air and not
obstructed by a tumor or mucus plug. True or False Correct Ans-true
Most reliable sign of lobar lung collapse on the CXR is:
A) movement of the fissures
B) shifting of thoracic structures away from the collapsed lobe
C) radioopague and increased density on CXR Correct Ans-A) movement of fissures
A pulmonary mass is greater or less than 3 cm? Correct Ans-greater
A pulmonary nodule is greater or less than 3 cm? Correct Ans-less
Best method in evaluating a lung nodule is to
A) review and compare earlier films
B) obtain an accurate H&P
C) order a CT scan
D) take a biopsy Correct Ans-I would say A, B, and C are all correct but the notes say to
compare with earlier films
In a pleural effusion the costophrenic angle appears
A) more acute
, B) sharper
C) Blunted
D) doesn't change Correct Ans-Blunted
A pleural effusion that tracks up the pleural space forms a
A) hemothorax
B) pneumothorax
C) silhouette sign
D) meniscus Correct Ans-D) meniscus
An underpenetrated or overpenetrated film will make silhouette sign be misleading? Correct
Ans-Underpenetrated - it is too bright
If two structures are adjacent to each other and have the same density and you cannot tell
them apart this is called the
A) stomach bubble sign
B) silhouette sign
C) air bronchogram sign
D) Stop sign Correct Ans-Silhouette sign
Match the silhouette sign with the lobe
A) left diaphragm invisible
B) right diaphragm invisible
C) right heart border invisible
D) left heart border invisible
E) descending aorta invisible
F) ascending aorta invisible
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