Friday, December 3, 2010

Chest radiograph: mnemonics checklist to examine


"Pamela Found Our Rotation Particularly Exciting; Very Highly Commended Mainly 'Cus She Arouses":
  • Patient details
  • Film details
  • Objects (eg. lines, electrodes)
  • Rotation
  • Penetration
  • Expansion
  • Vessels
  • Hila
  • Costophrenic angles
  • Mediastinum
  • Cardiothoracic Ratio
  • Soft tissues and bones
  • Air (diaphragm, pneumothorax, subcut. emphysema)

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