Respiratory System
When taking a CXR after a routine intubation, you notice that the tube is down the right main stem bronchus and the left lung is completely white. What pathology has happened due to the improper positioning of the ET tube?
What is Left Lung Atelectasis?
This is a transverse fracture that involves the distal radius with dorsal (posterior) angulation. It's usually caused by a fall on the outstretched hand.
What is Colles Fracture?
What is the lack of development of the esophageal lumen that results in a blind pouch?
What is Esophageal Atresia?
An abnormally positioned kidney, that may be found in various locations is called what?
What is Ectopic Kidney?
This term refers to the accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in intercellular tissue spaces or body cavities.
What is Edema?
This primarily viral infection in young children that produces inflammatory obstructive swelling localized to the subglottic portion of the trachea and is shown as a "steeple" sign on a soft tissue neck x-ray is what disease?
What is Croup?
This arthritis begins as an inflammation of the synovial membrane that lines the joints, it is a nonsuppurative inflammation of the small joints of the hands and feet. When imaged it has a symmetric appearance.
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?
This disorder occurs to some extent in almost every patient who undergoes abdominal surgery. It's a disorder of intestinal motor activity where fluid and gas do not progress normally.
What is Adynamic Ileus?
This is the most common infection in hospitalized patients (nosocomial infection), commonly caused by instrumentation or catheterization of the bladder. It is more common in females and is described as inflammation of the bladder.
What is Cystitis?
In which modality is the patient the emitter due to a radiopharmaceutical and images are captured on a gamma camera. These patients spend typically have long scan times and can be used if a patient is allergic to contrast media.
What is Nuclear Medicine?
Another name for Mediastinal Emphysema is:
What is Pneumomediastinum?
This malignant tumor usually occurs at the end of a long bone in the metaphysis (especially around the knee). It is a high-grade neoplasm of osteoblast usually in individuals between 10-25 years of age.
What is Osteogenic Sarcoma?
This disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown cause that most often involves the terminal area of the ileum.
What is Crohn Disease?
This disease is an inherited disorder where multiple cysts cause lobulated enlargement of the kidneys and progressive renal impairment. 1/3 of patients have associated cysts of the liver and 10% have one or more saccular aneurysms.
What is Polycystic Kidney Disease?
In CT this term refers to the attenuation of a specific tissue relative to that of water.
What is CT Number (Hounsfield Number)?
Prolonged occupational exposure to certain irritating particulates can cause severe pulmonary disease and a spectrum of radiographic findings is what disease?
What is the Pneumoconiosis?
This disease is refers to insufficient mineralization of the adult skeleton.
What is Osteomalacia?
This refers to chronic destruction of liver cells and structure and is an end-stage liver disease. The most common cause is alcoholism and the most common characteristic is ascites.
What is Cirrhosis?
These commonly form in the kidneys and are asymptomatic until they lodge in the ureter and cause partial obstruction.
What is Urinary Calculi?
This term refers to an interference with the blood supply to an organ or part of an organ, depriving the organ's cells and tissues of oxygen and nutrients.
What is Ischemia?
A patient presents to the ER for shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and a nonproductive cough. The chest x-ray demonstrates a right-sided pleural effusion. What procedure would a radiologist recommend?
What is a thoracentesis?
This rare hereditary bone dysplasia in which failure of the resorptive mechanism of calcified cartilage interferes with normal replacement by mature bone. It prevents the bone marrow from forming, so the bones become brittle. When taking an image, the radiographer must increase exposure factors to compensate for the increase in bone formation.
What is Osteopetrosis?
Outpouchings that represent herniations of mucosa and submucosa through the muscular layers at points of weakness in the bowel wall. A sawtooth configuration is seen on imaging. What is this disease?
What is diverticulosis?
This inflammatory disease is a suppurative inflammation of the kidney and renal pelvis caused by pyogenic (pus forming) bacteria. This infection often involves only one kidney and is asymmetric if both kidneys are involved. The infection usually originates in the bladder and ascends to the kidneys.
What is the Pyelonephritis?
This modality is able to differentiate cystic, solid, and complex tissue. It is noninvasive, low cost and readily available. There is also no adverse effect on human tissue.
What is Ultrasound?