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Normal X-ray. NORMAL X-RAY. TRACHEA AORTIC KNOB (ARCH) CARINA HILUM HEART COSTOPHRENIC SULCUS DIAPHRAGM. How to read an x-ray?. 1. Start from upper A bdomen
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NORMAL X-RAY TRACHEA AORTIC KNOB (ARCH) CARINA HILUM HEART COSTOPHRENIC SULCUS DIAPHRAGM
How to read an x-ray? 1. Start from upper Abdomen 2. Look at Thoracic cage (soft tissues and bones) 3. Mediastinum 4. Lung- unilateral 5. Lung- bilateral A T M L L
ABDOMEN Gastric bubble
THORAX (BONES) • Ribs • Sternum • Spine • Shoulder girdle • Clavicles
THORAX (SOFT TISSUES) • Breast shadows • Supraclavicular areas • Axillae • Tissues along side of breasts
MEDIASTINUM TRACHEA AORTIC KNOB (ARCH) CARINA HILUM HEART
MEDIASTINUM • Heart size on PA • Right side • Inferior vena cava • Right atrium • Ascending aorta • Superior vena cava
LUNGS • First look - start from right costophrenic angle then left lung and costophrenic angle • Second look – side by side comparison of the lungs
LUNG FIELDS AND HILA • Hilum • Pulmonary arteries • Pulmonary veins • Lungs • Linear and fine nodular shadows of pulmonary vessels • Blood vessels