Chest (Part I) Case 1
Fig. 1. PA Chest
Fig. 2. PA Chest with labels
Fig. 3. Lateral Chest
Fig. 4. Lateral Chest with labels
History:
29-year-old woman with atypical chest pain
Tasks
- Identify the study (how was it done? what was the position of the patient?)
- What is the sex of the patient? What is the body habitus of the patient?
- Identify all the labeled structures on Figure 2 (A-I)
- Identify the following structures on Figure 1:
-- Spinous process of T4
-- Aortic knob
-- Left mainstem bronchus
-- Left hilum
-- Right hilum
-- Right interlobar pulmonary artery
-- Left atrial appendage
-- Descending thoracic aorta
-- Right atrium
-- Left ventricle
-- Left costophrenic sulcus
-- Right costophrenic sulcus
- Identify all the labeled structures on Figure 4 (A-E)
- Identify the following structures on Figure 3:
-- Sternoclavicular joint
-- Sternomanubrial joint
-- Right ventricle
-- Ascending aorta
-- Aortic arch
-- Right main pulmonary artery
-- Tracheal-bronchial air column
-- T7-T8 intervertebral disk space
-- Left atrium
-- Posterior ribs
-- T10 neural foramina
-- Inferior vena cava
-- Right hemidiaphragm
-- Left hemidiaphragm
- Think of a systematic approach to looking at a chest radiograph