Imaging/Clinical — Flashcards

Flashcard 61: Bronchial carcinoid tumor is typically _____ located

Answer: Centrally

Extra: Bronchial carcinoid tumors usually arise in the major bronchi (central) and grow as an endobronchial polypoid mass. They represent about 1-5% of all lung tumors and are typically not related to smoking.

Flashcard 62: Will a laterally directed passage of a needle along either midclavicular line penetrate cardiac tissue?_____

Answer: No

Flashcard 63: NF1 is associated with bone lesions such as _____.

Answer: sphenoid dysplasia

Flashcard 64: Because the _____ artery is paired with the median nerve at the elbow, supracondylar fractures of the humerus that displace anteromedially may result in a pulseless hand

Answer: brachial

Flashcard 65: To anteriorly aspirate fluid from a patient's pleural cavities without hitting any other organs (spleen, liver, lung), ideally a needle should be injected into the _____ intercostal space

Answer: 7th (number)

Flashcard 66: _____ is a congenital malformation of the foregut that typically presents as a discrete, round, sharply defined fluid-filled (or air-filled) mass on CXR

Answer: Bronchogenic cyst

Flashcard 67: Enlargement of the heart can cause _____ due to compression of the left recurrent laryngeal nerve

Answer: hoarseness