1. HOW TO LOOK AT A CHEST XRAY 2. LOCALIZING LESIONS 3. THE WHITE LUNG FIELD 4. THE BLACK LUNG FIELD 5. THE ABNORMAL HILUM 6. THE ABNORMAL HEART SHADOW 7. THE WIDENED MEDIASTINUM 8. ABNORMAL RIBS 9. ABNORMAL SOFT TISSUES 10. THE HIDDENED ABNORMALITY
HOW TO LOOK AT A CHEST X-RAY 1.2 Technical quality AP PA Poor inspiratory effort Full inspiration 1.3 Scanning the PA film 1.4 How to look at the lateral film LOCALIZING LESIONS 2.1 The lungs 2.2 The heart 5.2 Unilateral hilar enlargement 5.2 Bilateral hilar enlargement THE ABNORMAL HEART SHADOW 6.1 Atrial septal defect 6.2 Mitral stenosis 6.3 Left ventricular aneurysm 6.4 Pericardial effusion THE WIDENED MEDIASTINUM ABNORMAL RIBS METASTATIC DEPOSITS ABNORMAL SOFT TISSUES SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA 10 THE HIDDENED ABNORMALITY PANCOAST’S TUMOR ...1 HOW TO LOOK AT A CHEST X- RAY 1.2 Technical quality AP PA Poor inspiratory effort Full inspiration 1.3 Scanning the... Cavitating lung lesion 3.9 Left ventricular failure 3.10 Bronchiectasis 3.11 Fibrosis 3.12 Chickenpox pneumonia