Routine Daily Chest X-ray
Routine Daily Chest X-ray: controversial issue; viewed as an essential tool but is subject to overuse and misinterpretation; no evidence of harm from a more restrictive strategy
Routine Daily Chest X-ray: controversial issue; viewed as an essential tool but is subject to overuse and misinterpretation; no evidence of harm from a more restrictive strategy
Chest X-ray interpretation
C. H. Joseph Chang (1929 - 2017) was an American radiologist. Chang sign (CXR finding in pulmonary embolus) decribed in 1965
Labelled normal anatomy chest X-ray to assist in interpretation review
A 69 yo lady presents with a fall, productive cough, fever and dyspnoea. LITFL Top 150 CXR
77 year old male presents with central chest pain. Describe and interpret this CXR
A 32 year old male presents from respiratory clinic with worsening productive cough.
A 67 year old man is admitted with ?TIA. Routine CXR. Study and report the CXR. What procedure has he had?
A 75 year old lady presents with worsening cough. Describe and interpret this CXR
Motor vehicle accident, driver of car vs. tree. Male. Severe respiratory distress on scene – presumed tension pneumothorax on left decompressed with a 14G cannula and intubated on scene. Describe and interpret this CXR
A 78 year old lady is admitted from gastroenterology clinic with worsening productive cough. What procedures has she had? Describe and interpret this CXR
70 year old man admitted from respiratory clinic with cough and dyspnoea. Describe and interpret this CXR