Chest Flashcards
what 8 views are used to view the chest
- PA
- AP
- lateral
- inspiratory
- expiratory
- lordotic
- decubitus
- oblique
what is the gold standard view?
why
PA
it gives maximum visabilty of the heart
what view is this?
give three indicators

PA chest
- clavicles are low
- heart is well defined
- diaphragm is more flat

aortic arch

diaphragm

left ventricle

liver

pulmonary artery

right atrium

right mainstem bronchus

stomach

trachea
why is an AP view usually taken supine
they are taken on the portable when the patient cant make it to radiology
what view is this?
three indentifiers

- diaphragm is more lifted
- clavicle is higher
- heart is less defined
how far is the xray source from the plate in an AP? PA? Lateral?
AP is 3 feet
PA is 6 feet
lateral is 6 feet
what lateral view would you get for a left sided lesion
a left lateral view
three rules of a lateral chest x ray
- diaphragm shadows should be clear
- show of the upper vertebrae is whiter than the lower
- retrosternal and retrocardiac spaces should both be the same color and are both normally dark

diaphragm shadow

retrosternal space

retrocardiac space

lateral chest
what is this? when would you take this?

expiratory AP
looking for pneumothorax

aortic arch

pulmonary artery





















