Investigations Flashcards
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Q
CXR
A
RIPE Rotation - clavicles equidistant to spinous processes Inspiration - 6 anterior ribs Projection - AP or PA Exposure - see vertebral bodies
ABCD
Airway - trachea midline, neck changes, carina, right and left main bronchi, mediastinum, hilar region
Breathing - lung fields
Cardiac - cardiomegaly, left and right heart border
Diaphragm - free gas under diaphragm, costophrenic angles
Everything else - bones, soft tissues
