Respiratory

Question 1

What’s an air-fluid level?

Answer 1

Appears on chest x-ray due to
- Small bowel obstruction
- Lung abscess, pulmonary fungal infections, TB, cavitary lung cancer
- Hiatal hernia

Question 2

What’s a ‘white out’ on x-ray?

Answer 2

A completely white lung on x-ray due to something like fluid