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chest comp questions

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What makes up the respiratory system?   show
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show trachea  
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show it shifts slightly to the right due to the aorta  
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show the last tracheal cartilage and point of bifurcation of the trachea  
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how do the left and right primary bronchi differ?   show
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which primary bronchus are foreign bodies most likely to lodge in?   show
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show trachea-primary bronchi-secondary bronchi-tertiary bronchi-bronchioles-terminal bronchioles-alveolar duct-alveolar sac-aveoli  
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what is the primary function of the lungs?   show
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show parenchyma  
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which lung is shorter? By how much and why?   show
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what is found in the hilum?   show
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What tissue covers the outside of the lung?   show
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What are the layers of the pleura and where are they found?   show
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show serous fluid filled space between the parietal and visceral pleura  
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What are the lobes of the right lung?   show
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What are the lobes of the left lung?   show
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show horizontal (superior and middle lobes) and oblique (middle and inferior lobes)  
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show oblique ( superior and inferior lobes)  
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What are the borders of the mediastinum?   show
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show heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, thymus, lymphatics, nerves, fibrous tissue, fat  
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Which photo cells are used for a lateral chest?   show
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show lateral  
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show asthenic, sthenic, hyposthenic, hypersthenic  
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What scale of contrast do we want on a CXR?   show
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show high kVp to penetrate the mediastinum  
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show trough  
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Why is a chest x-ray done upright?   show
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Why are lateral chest x-rays done left?   show
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show decrease magnification of the heart and increase recorded detail.  
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show 1 ½ to 2” above the shoulders  
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Why is the exposure made after the 2nd full inspiration?   show
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show perpendicular to the MSP entering at the level of T7  
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show T4-T5  
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at what level should an ET tube be placed?   show
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what is the inner part of a vertebral disk called?   show
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show annulus fibrosus  
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show foreshortening resulting in distortion  
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