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AP vs PA Chest X-Ray: How to Tell the Difference
In this lecture from This is Why, Dr. Busti will teach you how to quickly and confidently tell AP vs PA chest X-ray (CXR) views apart so you don’t get misled by magnified hearts or a widened mediastinum. In this video, we break down chest X-ray projection step by step and show you how to spot whether a film is AP or PA view just by looking at the image itself—skills you can use on your next shift or exam.
This teaching video is designed to help clinicians who want practical, bedside chest X-ray interpretation skills. We’ll connect the physics of X ray projection (AP vs PA) with real-world…
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