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Chest X-ray essentials

Start with a normal film, then work through the common abnormalities every clinician should recognise on a chest radiograph.

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  1. 01
    Case 1001 · X-rayNormal chest radiographPre-employment health check. No symptoms.
  2. 02
    Case 1002 · X-rayLeft pneumothoraxSudden left-sided pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness.
  3. 03
    Case 1003 · X-rayRight lower zone pneumoniaThree days of fever, productive cough and right-sided pleuritic pain.
  4. 04
    Case 1004 · X-rayPleural effusionProgressive breathlessness over several weeks. Dull percussion note at the base.
  5. 05
    Case 1019 · X-rayCardiogenic pulmonary edemaWorsening breathlessness and orthopnoea. Bibasal crackles and ankle swelling.
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    Case 1005 · X-rayPneumoperitoneumSudden severe epigastric pain, now generalised. Rigid abdomen on examination.