Pleura, Chest Wall, and Diaphragm
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize and name four causes of a large unilateral pleural effusion on a chest radiograph or computed tomograph (CT). 2. Describe the difference in appearance of a pulmonary abscess…
Upper Lung Disease, Infection, and Immunity
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. List an appropriate differential diagnosis for upper lung disease seen on chest radiography or computed tomography (CT). 2. Describe the radiographic classification of sarcoidosis. 3. State the three most common…
Neoplasms of the Lung
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Name the four major histologic types of lung cancer and describe the difference between small-cell and non–small-cell types. 2. Name the type of non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that most…
Chest Trauma
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify a widened mediastinum on a posttrauma chest radiograph and state the differential diagnosis (including aortic/arterial injury, venous injury, and fracture of sternum or thoracic spine). 2. Identify and…
Signs and Patterns of Lung Disease
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Recognize the air bronchogram sign on a chest radiograph and computed tomographic (CT) scan and that the sign indicates a lung parenchymal process, including nonobstructive atelectasis, as distinguished…
Solitary and Multiple Pulmonary Nodules
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Name the three most common causes of a solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN). 2. Name four important considerations in the evaluation of an SPN. 3. Define the terms pulmonary nodule and…
Mediastinal Masses
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. State the anatomic boundaries of the anterior, middle, posterior, and superior mediastinum. 2. Name the four most common causes of an anterior mediastinal mass; localize a mass in the…
Monitoring and Support Devices: “Tubes and Lines”
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Describe and identify on chest radiography the normal appearance and complications associated with each of the following: • Endotracheal tube • Central venous catheter • Peripherally inserted central venous catheter • Pulmonary…
Congenital and Acquired Cardiac Disease
LEARNING OBJECTIVES 1. Identify and describe the findings of the following on a chest radiograph or computed tomography (CT): • Atrial septal defect • Ventricular septal defect • Patent ductus arteriosus 2. Identify and describe…
