Case 1

A 56 year old male presents to the ER with crushing precardiac pain for the duration of one hour. He is diabetic. BP is 170/100. EKG is consistent with acute myocardial infraction.

Interpret his chest x-ray.

Answer the following questions before coming to the small group session:

  1. What are the recognizable densities found on a CXR?
  2. Describe a systematic approach to interpreting a CXR.

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