Exam 21: Introduction to Chest Radiography

Which of the following radiographic projections may be beneficial in further characterizing a suspected apical lung lesion identified on a standard exam?

Which of the following is most likely represented by a right-sided mediastinal mass in an infant?

An expiratory chest radiograph may be beneficial in further assessment of a patient with suspected __________.

Accumulation of air in the potential space between the parietal and visceral pleurae is known as ____________.

Which of the following is not a common indication for ordering chest radiographs?

Which of the following is the most common accessory lung fissure?

The appearance of lucent tubes traversing a region of lung consolidation is known as a(n) __________ sign.

Which of the following pathologies would most likely be associated with an extrapleural sign?

Which of the following kVp ranges is most appropriate for chest radiography?

Kartagener syndrome describes the clinical triad of chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and __________.

A radiolucent tubular ("track-like") shadow running through the lung field, suggesting the presence of air-space disease, is known as __________.

The two major general categories of parenchymal disease of the lung are air-space and __________ patterns.

Radiographic shadows within the upper mediastinum with borders that become lost above the level of the clavicles indicate a lesion located within the __________.

Which in the following most accurately describes respiration instructions for PA chest radiographic examination?

Which of the following patterns of lung disease most closely correlates to the appearance of fine radiodense linear shadows scattered throughout regions of the lung fields?

Advancing age, support tissue laxity, and increased thoracic kyphosis contribute to unwinding of the arch of the aorta, also known as aortic __________.

Above what age should posteroanterior and lateral radiographic projections become standard, versus only a PA chest radiograph?

Where is the azygous fissure usually found?

Which of the following is associated with a superiorly displaced gastric air bubble?

In radiographs, obliteration of anatomic borders between tissues of similar density in contact with one another defines the __________ sign.