Site Map	Examination of the Chest X-Ray in the Adult

• Use of the chest X-ray as an extension of the examination of the chest
• Identify patient:
  • Name
  • Date of birth
  • Date of X-ray
• Position of the patient:
  • Straight
  • Rotated
• Orientation of film
• Bony skeleton:
  • Identify and check integrity of the components of the skeleton in the chest
• Heart and mediastinum:
  • Size
  • Shape
  • Position
• Trachea:
  • Central or deviated
• Pleura:
  • Normal or thickened
• Diaphragm:
  • Shape and position
  • Cardiophrenic angles
• Lung fields:
  • Identification and systematic examination of:
    • Upper zones
    • Middle zones
    • Lower zones

	Any comments or feedback please contact me by email: Tom Williams