Introduction

The chest radiograph is ubiquitous is medical practice, but a very important investigation for just about any patient who is admitted to hospital and a huge number of people who attend the Emergency Department.

Assessment of the chest x-ray can be daunting, but with a structured approach and practice at pattern recognition, it becomes easy to recognise common pathology and be confident about diagnoses.

Common pathology includes:

Playlist information:

Number of slides in playlist:23
Playlist author:Jeremy Jones

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