The chest radiograph: trauma and intervention

From: Synergy | Date: December 1, 2007| Author: | Copyright information

Introduction

This is the third article in a series considering the identification, description and communication of chest pathology within the emergency care environment. Previous articles (Synergy September and October) have revised chest anatomy and technique and introduced a systematic approach to reviewing the chest radiograph to assist in identifying abnormal features. This article builds on these and discusses pathology related to significant chest trauma and common interventions.

Chest trauma

Trauma to the thoracic region usually results from high energy forces and is associated with a ...

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