CXR Basics for Anesthesia Providers Flashcards
Jonathan Swade, DO
CXR Basics

AP


Key to successfully reading a CXR

Initial review

Quality

Tubes and lines…

Assessing ETT position


ETT Malposition


NG tube placement

NG tube assessment


Assessing Central Line Position


Central Line Malposition

Pacemakers and Defibrillators


Pacemakers and Defibrillators


The A, B, C, D, E Approach

A: Airways


A: Airways, not normal

B: Breathing


Hyperinflation (COPD)

RUL collapse

Pneumothorax

Pleural effusion

Hemidiaphragm paralysis

Pulmonary edema (cardiac borders)

Sarcoidosis (restrictive ds)

Emphysema (obstructive ds)

C: Circulation


C: Circulation Parameters to look for


Large hiatal hernia

Ascending aortic aneurysm

Ant. Mediastinal T-cell lymphoma

D: Disability

Rib fracture

Rib metastasis

B/l clavicle fracture

b/l dislocated shoulder

Scoliosis

E: Exposure (everything else)

Apices: Pancoast tumor

Behind the heart: LLL collapse (sail sign)

Below the diaphragm: Free air

Soft tissue abnormalities

SQ emphysema
