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File:PneumonisWedge09.jpg|Prominent wedge-shape area of airspace consolidation in the right lung, characteristic of bacterial [[pneumonia]] | File:PneumonisWedge09.jpg|Prominent wedge-shape area of airspace consolidation in the right lung, characteristic of bacterial [[pneumonia]] | ||
File: Esophageal_fb.JPG |[[Esophageal foreign body]] (penny in 12 mo male) | File: Esophageal_fb.JPG |[[Esophageal foreign body]] (penny in 12 mo male) | ||
File:Pneumothorax.jpeg | File:Pneumothorax.jpeg|Right sided [[pneumothorax]] | ||
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Revision as of 11:44, 27 April 2017
ABC Method
- Airways - ex. FB, trach deviation
- Bones and soft tissue - ex. Rib fractures, clavicle fracture
- Cardiac - ex. Cardiomegdaly
- Diaphragm - ex. Free air
- Effusions - ex. Pleural effusion
- Fields and Fissures - ex. Congestion, consolidations
- Great vessels - ex. Apical cap
- Hila and mediastinum - Widened mediastinum
- Impression
DRSABCDE Method
- Details
- Info of patient
- PA/AP, Lateral
- RIPE - Image quality
- Rotation
- Inspiration
- Picture
- Exposure
- Soft tissues and bones
- Airway & mediastinum
- Breathing
- Lung fields
- Circulation
- Heart position and size
- Diaphragm
- Extras
- Lines, tubes, catheters
Examples
Prominent wedge-shape area of airspace consolidation in the right lung, characteristic of bacterial pneumonia
Esophageal foreign body (penny in 12 mo male)
Right sided pneumothorax
