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QuestionChoice
This occurs when fluid gathers in the lowest part of the chest when a patient is upright during a chest x-ray forming a "meniscus." It is a classic sign of a pleural effusio,n not a perforation.
10004119
d
Meniscus sign
QuestionChoice
This is a classical sign of colon cancer found on abdominal X-rays. Thus, this is not the correct answer.
10004117
b
Apple Core Lesion
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This patient is presenting with signs of a perforated peptic ulcer. A chest X-ray would show free air under the diaphragm in patients with a perforation. This sign is known as a pneumoperitoneum.
10004116
a
Pneumoperitoneum
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This is a characteristic sign of heart failure found on a chest X-ray. It is described as horizontal lines on the periphery of the lung that extend to the pleural surface.
10004118
c
Kerley B lines
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This describes the presence of exudate in the lungs and is oftentimes a sign of pneumonia.
10004120
e
Consolidation
Concept
Chapter
2693
4052
Peptic ulcer disease
Topic
136
Gastroenterology
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A 75-year-old male who has recently been diagnosed with a peptic ulcer presents to the Emergency Department complaining of acute onset severe epigastric pain. He is haemodynamically unstable.

Which of the following is expected on a chest X-ray to support the likely diagnosis?
a