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| What is the superior extent of the pleural cavity? |
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| about 1 inch above the clavicle/1st rib |
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| What is the name of the peritoneal lined space between the body wall and the diaphragm? |
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| costodiaphragmatic recess |
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| A PA chest XRAY should exhibit how many pairs of ribs? |
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The anterior aspect of each rib is located to the posterior aspect of the rib.
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| The anterior aspect of each rib is located below/inferior to the posterior aspect of the rib |
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| n a normal chest XRAY what radiopaque structure can be seen in the substance of the lung? |
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| What forms the majority of right heart border? Left heart border? |
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| What forms the majority of right heart border? right atrium (and superior vena cava). Left heart border? left ventricle (and pulmonary trunk & aorta) |
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| arch of the aorta on the left mediastinal border. |
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| What part of the heart lies most anterior in the thorax? Posterior? |
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| What part of the heart lies most anterior in the thorax? right ventricle Posterior? left atrium and left ventricle. |
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| What structure normally makes an impression on the esophagus? |
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| On inspiration what is the position of the diaphragm? |
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| pneumonia of which lobe of he lung obscures the right heart border on PA view? |
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| How would free air in the abdominal cavity show up on plain film xray? |
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| as a radiolucent (dark) region inferior to the diaphragm. |
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| How do you describe a PA chest xray of a person with severe emphysema? |
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| Barrel shaped - long and rounded, but low hemi-diaphragm domes. |
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| Fluid accumulating in the pleura space is referred to as a . |
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| Fluid accumulating in the pleura space is referred to as a pleural effusion |
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| In contrast to pneumonia, how do large pleural effusions affect the organs of the thorax? |
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| pneumonias occupy the lung space with little or no displacement, effusions push the lungs and mediastinum to the opposite side - space occupying. |
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| On a pneumothorax the visceral pleura of the partially deflated lung is seen as a thin . |
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| Name four reasons for mediastinal widening that are caused by disease states |
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| pulmonary hypertension, lung cancer, aorta rupture, enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, cardiomegaly |
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| Cardiomegaly due to mitral valve regurgitation is due mainly to enlargement of the . |
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| Cardiomegaly due to aortic valve regurgitation is due mainly to the enlargement of the . |
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| What view is best on aortagram to clearly visualize the three chief supra-aortic branches off the aortic arch? |
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