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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What structure makes up the entire right border of the head in a PA view | right atrium |
| what strudture would procude a third mogul if enlarged | left atrium |
| Which structure makes up the superior mediastinum | SVC |
| The valve you would see on the left side of the heart in a lower region would be what valve | mitral |
| When is a heart considered larger than normal according to the cardiothoacic ratio | when it is more than 1/2 of the chest |
| Festoon sign is an enlargement of what structure | left atrium |
| What are the three cardiomyopathies | dialated, hypertrophic, and restrictive |
| A late stage dilated cardiac myopathy may represent what | myocarditis |
| abnormal diastolic filling would be caused by which type of myopathy | hypertrophic |
| below the SVC you will find a small bump which would be identified as which structure | Azygous Vien |
| below the left pulmonary artery there is a concave areas known as the... | aorticopulmonary window |
| a small aortic knob could be a sign of which dysfunction | mitral valve stenosis |
| a large aortic knob could be a sign of what | aortic dissection |
| hypertrophy of which structure will cause it to enter the retrosternal space | right ventricle |
| A large mass that appears in a PA view on the left side above the heart is commonly identified as what | aoritc anuerysm |
| most often valve seen in a plain PA x-ray | mitral (only when pathological) |
| Most posterior chamber of the heart | Left ventricle |
| Thyroid Goiters, thyoma, teratomas, and lymphomas are most commonly seen where on a PA view | upper left, may cuase trachea deviation |
| clear areas seen directly below the heart are most commonly diagnosed as... | gas bubbles |
| large Hila with indistinct margins are common findings in which disorder | Heart failure |
| plueral effusion, B lines, alveolar edema, and peribrochial cuffing are seen most commonly in which disorder | heart failure |
| Which imaging modality is BEST for finding plueral effusiosn | CT |
| Large plueral effusions on the left, along with hypertrophy in the left ventricle would be diagnostic of which diseae | Left heart failure |
| rheumatoid disease is the leading cause of which pathology | mitral stenosis |
| hemosiderin deposition in the lungs is seen in which pathology | mitral stenosis |
| Possibly following infective endocarditis, which pathology can cause dyspnea, cough, leg swelling, palpitations, and chest pain | mitral regurgitation |
| Breathlessness, fainting, fatigue and worsening conditiond when sleeping or laying down woudl be indicative of which pathology | aortic stenosis |
| At what volume does plueral effusion become vissible | 200cc |
| plueral and pericardial effusion, 2-9 weeks post MI, and possibly cuasing tampanade is known as what | Dresslers Syndrome |
| Gold standard for coronary artery testing | coronary artery aterioography |
| Which imaging modality uses calcification to quantify buildup in arteries | calcium scoring |
| True or false: Clacium scroing uses IV contrast | FALSE |
| Which imaging modality uses various slices at different times of the cardiac cycle | coronary CTA |
| What is the triple rule-out for coronary CTA | Coranary artery stenosis, aortic dissection, and pulmonary embolsim |
| True or False: Echography has the ability to look at coronary arteries | False |
| What percent stenosis is required for a positive stress echo | 60% |
| which imaging modality is preformend before and after excercise | Nuclear cardiac imaging |
| Which imaging modality is used in conjunction with and EKG test | nuclear cardiac imaging |
| During a stress test/nuclear imaging, an area that is ischemic with rest and excercise is indicative of what | infarction |
| what is dedtamibi | molecules used in nuclear imaging, taken up into mitochondria, releases gamma rays |
| for coronary arteriography, where is a catheder inserted through | femoral or brachial artery |
| Which imaging modalities have the ability to MEASURE cardiac output and which just estimate it | Estimate: Heart catheterizationMeasure: Cardiac Echography and Nuclear imaging |
| Which type of myopathy do cobalt and chemotheraputic agents cause | dialated |
| Which disease is responsible for evalve damage most of the time | rheumatic |
| dypsnea, cough, leg swelling and chest pain | regurg |
| breathless when laying down, fainting, palpitations, fatigue | aotric stenosis |
| What is the triplpe rule out for coronary CTA | C.A.P.: coronary artery disease, aortic dissection, and pulmonary embolism |