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TECH SKILLS CHEST X-RAY
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TECH SKILLS CHEST X-RAY
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Know the components for the systematic analysis of a chest x-ray, beginning with identifying the study by patient name, and ending with the assessment of soft tissue and bone
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film adequate, boney structures, soft tissues, mediastinum, hilum, heart and large vessels, pleura and diaphragm
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What are you looking for to determine if the film is adequate
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exposure, how many ribs, overlying shadows, excessive rotation
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What are you looking for when assessing bony structures
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clavicles equal, do ribs, shoulders, scapulae, spine have signs of fx, displacement, erosion, osteopenia
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What are you looking for when assessing soft tissues
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ceck breasts, other soft tissue structures for masses, swelling
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What are you looking for when assessing mediastinum
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is trachea midline or displaced, any widening, any masses
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What are you looking for when assessing hilum
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any adenopathy
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What are you looking for when assessing heart and large vessels
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cardiac silhouette size and shape, aortic / pulmonic vessels
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What are you looking for when assessing pleura and diaphragm
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diaphragm contour and symmetry, costophrenic angels, gastic air, check for free air, effusions
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What are the standard views for a CXR
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PA (posterioranterior) and LAT (lateral). The view is named for the direction the x-ray beam travels thru the pt
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Define expiratory chest radiograph
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can help find a pneumothorax or detecting unilateral diaphragm paralysis
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Define cardiac silhouette
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when two abutting objects are of similar desnity it is difficult to identify their boundaries or silhouettes.
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CHF
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What does this CXR show
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COPD, hyperinflated lungs
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What does this CXR show
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COPD
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What is the general diagnosis of this CXR
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left sided pneumothorax
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What does this CXR generally show
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lower left infiltrate
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What does this CXR generally show
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