Aquifer Radiology Final
spine sign - ANSif vertebrae appear more white on lateral projection, there may be a
consolidation/pneumonia in a lower lobe (positive spine sign)
vertebrae should appear black (lucent)
Silhouette sign for:
R heart border
L heart border
hemidiaphragms
lower descending aorta - ANSRML consolidation
lingual consolidation (LML)
lower lobe consolidation
LLL consolidation
air bronchograms - ANSrepresent air-filled airways surrounded by lung consolidation; the air
can be seen since the air in the alveoli has been replaced with an alveolar filling process
not seen in pneumonia
ground glass appearance and increased interstitial markings - ANSatypical bacterial and viral
organism pneumonia
blood vessels that are not obscured by CT
mycoplasma pneumonia can produce - ANSKerley B lines
(thickening of interlobular septa that will touch the pleura-- blood vessels won't touch the pleura)
what do you see on a radiograph of a consolidaiton - ANSblood vessels are obscured by CT
and air bronchograms are more common
when do you follow up on pneumonia patients - ANSover 40
history of recurrent pneumonia
smoker at any time
symptoms that won't resolve
what can a portable x-ray evaluate - ANSline and tube placement
lungs
complications of central lines, feeding tubes, chest tubes, IAB pumps and other devices
spine sign - ANSif vertebrae appear more white on lateral projection, there may be a
consolidation/pneumonia in a lower lobe (positive spine sign)
vertebrae should appear black (lucent)
Silhouette sign for:
R heart border
L heart border
hemidiaphragms
lower descending aorta - ANSRML consolidation
lingual consolidation (LML)
lower lobe consolidation
LLL consolidation
air bronchograms - ANSrepresent air-filled airways surrounded by lung consolidation; the air
can be seen since the air in the alveoli has been replaced with an alveolar filling process
not seen in pneumonia
ground glass appearance and increased interstitial markings - ANSatypical bacterial and viral
organism pneumonia
blood vessels that are not obscured by CT
mycoplasma pneumonia can produce - ANSKerley B lines
(thickening of interlobular septa that will touch the pleura-- blood vessels won't touch the pleura)
what do you see on a radiograph of a consolidaiton - ANSblood vessels are obscured by CT
and air bronchograms are more common
when do you follow up on pneumonia patients - ANSover 40
history of recurrent pneumonia
smoker at any time
symptoms that won't resolve
what can a portable x-ray evaluate - ANSline and tube placement
lungs
complications of central lines, feeding tubes, chest tubes, IAB pumps and other devices
