A Chest x-ray is obtained either in a physician's office or in the hospital. To obtain a standard PA or postero-anterior view (it is called postero-anterior because the x-ray beam comes from the posterior or back and moves through the chest to the anterior or front). The patient is ...
It is also extremely important to look for free air under the diaphragm, as this signifies a gastric or intestinal perforation and constitutes a surgical emergency. Edges, effusions, extrathoracic soft tissues In evaluating a chest X-ray, it is also vital to check the costophrenic angles at...
The space or angle between the end of the diaphragm on one side and the chest wall ; " blunted " connotes fluid in the angle Diaphragm The dome - shaped muscle that supports the heart and lungs ; " air under the diaphragm connotes " free air " meaning that there is a perforation in...
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Compare and contrast free air under diaphragm vs diaphragmatic rupture rupture is due to significant trauma: will see disruption of smooth diaphragm borders and castric bubble and abdominal contents in thorax, may displace heart/mediastinumfree air is exactly that: free air that remains under the di...
Interpretation of the chest X-ray should follow a systematised scheme: 1. Visual control of image quality: Compliance with European quality guidelines Quality of the exposure with a sharp image of the vessels to the lung periphery, the hilum, heart border, and the diaphragm ...
the standard chest radiograph is performed at 2 m from the x-ray tube focal spot to the image detector, in frontal and lateral projections. If possible, the radiographs should be obtained with the patient inhaling tototal lung capacity. These images provide views of the lungs, mediastinum, and...
X-ray (radiograph) Broad utility in chest pain, dyspnea, fever, hemoptysis, pneumoperitoneum, foreign body, trauma 0.01-0.02 mSv (~1 day of background radiation on Earth) $50-$200 None. X-ray is safe in pregnancy, with or without abdominal shielding. Computed Tomography (CT) Pulmonary embo...
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