answers
Diminished markings, flattened diaphrams, hyperlucency Answer✔✔ Emphysema
Batwing/butterfly pattern Answer✔✔ CHF/Pulmonary Edema
Groundglass, diffuse bilateral infiltrates, diffuse pattern, reticulogranular or
honeycomb patterns Answer✔✔ ARDS
Diffuse bilateral opacities and infiltrates Answer✔✔ Acute Lung Injury (ALI)
Hyperlucent Fields or Normal Answer✔✔ Chronic Bronchitis
Flattened diaphragm, scattered infiltrates and hyperinflation Answer✔✔
Asthma/Status Asthmaticus
Scattered infiltrates Answer✔✔ Pneumonia
Cavitations in upper lobes Answer✔✔ Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB)
Hyperinflated Fields or cystic/cavitary if advanced Answer✔✔ Cystic Fibrosis
Fluid accumulation at bases or complete blunting of costophrenic angles
Answer✔✔ Pleural Effusion
Multiple rib fxs Answer✔✔ Trauma or pulmonary contusion