Quiz: Respiratory System

The extreme outermost lower corner of each lung is called?

A perfusion lung scan demonstrates the activity in the kidneys and brain following the injection of 99mTc-MAA Which of the following is the most likely finding?

The MAA vial should be agitated gently before the radiopharmaceutical is withdrawn into the syringe, and then the syringe should be agitated gently prior to intravenous administration to minimize:

The pulmonary alveoli loose elasticity and become inflated. The patient is unable to exhale What is the likely condition?

In Lung Perfusion Scan, the number of particles injected should be in the range of:

In V/Q scan, the patient should be NPO:

V/Q Scan means:

Before intravenous administration of the Tc-99m labelled macroaggragated particles the patient should be instructed to:

Extreme care must be taken NOT to draw blood back into the syringe to avoid:

In Milk scan, infants and young children should be NPO: