Chest x-ray interpretation: Difference between revisions

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Elevated hemidiaphragm algorithm

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---[[User:Neil.m.young|Neil Young]] ([[User talk:Neil.m.young|talk]]) 17:56, 2 January 2015 (UTC)==ABC Method==
+==ABC Method==
-'''A'''irways - ex. FB, trach deviation
+*'''A'''irways - ex. FB, trach deviation
-'''B'''ones and soft tissue - ex. Rib fractures, clavicle fracture
+*'''B'''ones and soft tissue - ex. Rib fractures, clavicle fracture
-'''C'''ardiac - ex. Cardiomegaly
+*'''C'''ardiac - ex. Cardiomegaly
-'''D'''iaphragm - ex. Free air
+*'''D'''iaphragm - ex. Free air
-'''E'''ffusions - ex. Pleural effusions
+*'''E'''ffusions - ex. Pleural effusions
-'''F'''ields and '''F'''issures - ex. Congestion, consolidations
+*'''F'''ields and '''F'''issures - ex. Congestion, consolidations
-'''G'''reat vessels - ex. Apical cap
+*'''G'''reat vessels - ex. Apical cap
-'''H'''ila and mediastinum - Widened mediastinum
+*'''H'''ila and mediastinum - Widened mediastinum
-'''I'''mpression
+*'''I'''mpression
 ==DRSABCDE Method==
+*'''D'''etails
+**Info of patient
+**PA/AP, Lateral
+*'''R'''IPE - Image quality
+**Rotation
+**Inspiration
+**Picture
+**Exposure
+*'''S'''oft tissues and bones
+*'''A'''irway & mediastinum
+*'''B'''reathing
+**Lung fields
+*'''C'''irculation
+**Heart position and size
+*'''D'''iaphragm
+*'''E'''xtras
+**Lines, tubes, catheters
 ==Special Findings==