Basic chest x-ray pathology

Selection of chest x-rays that fulfill the Royal College of Radiologist's (UK) medical student curriculum (click here for pdf). Conditions include:

• pneumothorax
• tension pneumothorax
• lobar collapse
• cardiomegaly
• pulmonary oedema
• pleural effusion
• foreign body
  • inhaled foreign body in children
• pneumoperitoneum
• lines and tubes
  • endotracheal tube - normal and malpositioned
  • nasogastric tube - normal and malpositioned
  • central venous catheter - normal and malpositioned