XRAY DESCRIPTIONS TMC LINDSEY JONES

XRAY DESCRIPTIONS TMC LINDSEY
JONES
trachea shift from midline - ANSWER--pneumothorax
- hemothorax
-significant atelectasis

obliterated costophrenic angles - ANSWER-pleural effusion

flattened diaphragm - ANSWER-COPD, significant air trapping

radiolucent - ANSWER-normal

fluffy infiltrates - ANSWER-pulmonary edema

wedge-shaped infiltrates - ANSWER-pulmonary embolus

Air bronchogram - ANSWER-pneumonia

butterfly or batwing pattern - ANSWER-pulmonary edema

plate-like or patchy infiltrates - ANSWER-atelectasis

scattered patchy infiltrates - ANSWER-ARDS

ground glass or honeycomb pattern - ANSWER-ARDS or IRDS

reticulogranular or granular pattern - ANSWER-ARDS or IRDS

concave superior interface - ANSWER-pleural effusion

chest x ray at maximal exhalation detects - ANSWER-small pneumothorax

repeat xray if - ANSWER-any evidence of poor exposure or technique, do not base care
on faulty xray

proper exposure - ANSWER-spaces b/w vertebrae are visible and distinguishable from
one another, tracheal area is described as dark area, trachea should be directly over
spinal column (if not pt is rotated)

overexposure causes - ANSWER-darker or "blacker lung fields'