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WorksheetsPulm imaging and diagnostics
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
PFTs best differentiate (choose all that apply)
Obstructive pathology
Pulmonary emboli
Restrictive pathology
Pulmonary infection
One of the secondary conditions associated with COVID 19 is pulmonary fibrosis. Which pattern would you expect to see on PFT?
Low FVC, normal FEV1, normal ratio
Low FVC, low FEV1, normal ratio
Normal FVC, high FEV1, normal ratio
Normal FVC, high FEV1, low ratio
In a patient with respiratory acidosis, the pH is...
More than 7.35
Less than 7.35
If the pH is high and there is a respiratory cause, the anticipated CO2 level is
High
Low
Normal
The definitive diagnostic test for pulmonary embolus is
CT
PFT
Angiography
Chest x-ray
d-dimer
In a systematic review of an x-ray the first thing you should ensure is:
The airway is midline
Identify potential foreign bodies
The ribs are all visible
You have the right patient
In a systematic review of a chest x-ray, a "good" film should include (choose all that apply)
The costophrenic angle
The clavicle
The mandible
The vertebrae
The ribs
This chest x-ray reveals a
Pleural effusion
Pneumothorax
Pneumonia
Pulmonary embolus
Normal chest xray
You are evaluating an 82-year-old patient with shortness of breath. A chest x-ray is completed. Upon evaluating this film, what should your next step be?
Ask for a repeat film
Thoracentesis
Start IV antibiotics
Order a chest CT
5 yr old with cough, congestion, fever and this chest x-ray would have what physical exam findings?
Diffuse expiratory wheeze
Left-sided diminished breath sounds
Dullness to percussion throughout
Right-sided rales
Thoracentesis would be used to help correct
Asthma
Aspiration pneumonia
Pleural effusion
Pulmonary embolus
12 yr old Jamie presents with an asthma exacerbation You order a duoneb (albuterol/ipratropium), expecting the FEV1 to:
Decrease
Increase
What does this med have to do with FEV1?
This chest x-ray reveals
Pneumonia
Tuberculosis
Normal chest
Pneumothroax
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