Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Other items to be checked

Other items to check before commencing with clinical review of the film include:

  1. Type of film (although this is a chest program, practice noticing if it is a plain film, CT, angio, MRI, etc.)
  2. Patients position - supine, upright, lateral, decubitus.
  3. Technical quality of exam - learn what are the acceptable limits for the exam. You can't find a subtle pneumothorax if there is patient motion or the film is overexposed.


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