1. RSPT 2355 Fall 2005
Final Exam
Part I

2. Please mark your short answer on a blank piece of notebook paper.
The Chest X-Ray
Please mark your short answer on a blank piece of notebook paper.

3. 1. Which normal landmark is obliterated in this CXR?

4. 2. Please evaluate tubes and lines and make a recommendation.

5. 3.
An area of increased blackness on the right with absent lung markings in the affected area might indicate what?
(The white arrows on the right indicate the visceral pleura)

6. 4. The affected area in this CXR is consistent with which disease process?
ARDS
Pulmonary Edema
Pneumonia
Pneumothorax
COPD

7. 5. The affected area in this CXR is consistent with which disease process?
Asthma
Pulmonary Edema
ARDS
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax

8. 6. This CXR is consistent with which disease process?
ARDS
Pulmonary Edema
Pleural effusion
COPD

9. 7. What type of diagnostic imaging study is this?
CT scan
MRI
Pulmonary angiogram
V/Q scan

10. 8. The diagnosis of this pneumomediastinum was made possible using what type of radiological equipment?

11. 9. What pathology might cause the left heart border to be pulled to the left, and the left hemi-diaphragm to elevated?
Atelectasis
Pneumothorax
Pleural effusion
Pneumonia

12. 10. What therapy is needed on this patient with bilateral increased densities radiating out from the hilar area?
Albuterol
Lasix
Chest tube
Isolation