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How to Check Patient Positioning on a Chest X-Ray
Mastering chest X-ray positioning is the first step to safe and accurate chest X-ray interpretation. In this video, “How to Check Patient Positioning on a Chest X-Ray,” Dr. Busti walk through a simple, practical checklist so you can quickly decide if a CXR is good enough to interpret—or if positioning errors (rotation, poor inspiration, clipping) are misleading you.
You’ll learn how to:
Tell PA vs AP views and why it matters for heart size and mediastinum
Spot patient rotation using the clavicles and spinous processes
Assess inspiration on a chest X-ray (how many ribs is “good enough”?)
Check…
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