Author Question: Which of the following is/are commonly seen on the lateral neck x-ray of a patient with LTB? 1. ... (Read 63 times)

yoroshambo · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

Which of the following is/are commonly seen on the lateral neck x-ray of a patient with LTB?

1. Pencil point narrowing of the upper airway
2. Haziness in the subglottic area
3. Classic thumb sign
4. Steeple point narrowing of the upper airway
a. 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2, 4
d. 2, 3, 4

Question 2

A 17-year-old male has been brought to the hospital because he felt short of breath after being tackled in a football game. A chest radiograph shows a broken rib and a 20 pneumothorax in the right lung.

Which of the following conditions would be present?
a. Closed pneumothorax
b. Pleural effusion
c. Iatrogenic pneumothorax
d. Sucking chest wound

Jody Vaughn · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
Lateral neck x-ray findings of a patient with LTB can include the pencil point or steeple point sign indicating narrowing of the upper airway. Haziness in the subglottic area may also be seen. The thumb sign is an indication of a swollen epiglottis.

Answer to Question 2

A
If the pneumothorax is the result of an internal lung injury (in this case probably from the sharp edge of the broken rib), it is called a closed pneumothorax.