Site Map	Report on an Abdo X-Ray

• Justify the decision to take a AXR
• Check the name of the patient and the date of examination on the X-ray
• Quality of film:
  • Supine / erect
  • Correct way round (left / right)
  • Correct penetration
• Bony skeleton:
  • Identify components of the skeleton
  • Check integrity of components of the skeleton
• Identification of the major structures and organs
• Presence of air or fluid levels in:
  • Hollow viscera
  • Under the diaphragm
• Presence of calcification of soft tissues
• Able to recognise:
  • Bony abnormalities
  • Bowel obstruction
  • Faecal impaction
  • Calcification in renal tract
  • Aortic calcification

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