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Fluid in the Chest Quiz Answers
1. Click on the effusion in the chest x-ray below.
The cardiac shadow is enlarged due to a pericardial effusion.
2. ARDS is usually characterized by a normal PCWP.
True
ARDS is a non-cardiac cause of pulmonary edema.
PCWP is a measure of left atrial filling pressures which are not typically affected by ARDS, a primary pulmonary process.
3. The lucencies shown below are caused by fluid in the aleveoli.
True
Air bronchograms are the result of air filled bronchi in a background of fluid filled alveoli.
The film above is an example of this.
4. Signs of pulmonary edema include which of the following?
Kerly A lines,
Haziness of hilum,
Wedge shaped density, and
Air bronchograms.
5. Which of the following properly labels the chest films, from left to right?
Alveolar Pulmonary Edema, ARDS, Pericardial Effusion
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