ABSTRACT

When a patient presents to the emergency department, in the GP practice, or in the outpatient clinic with a range of clinical signs, the chest x-ray is one of the most valuable diagnostic tools available to the attending physician. Accurate interpretation and understanding of the chest x-ray is therefore a crucial skill that all medical students an

chapter 1|26 pages

The systematic approach

chapter 2|18 pages

The mediastinum and the hila

chapter 3|31 pages

Consolidation, collapse and cavitation

chapter 5|12 pages

Pleural disease

chapter 7|22 pages

Practice examples and ‘fascinomas’