Cooper's Never-Fail Guide to PA CXR Interpretation

Question 1

What do you first check for on CXR?

Answer 1

Rotation = are the

Question 2

What is the fourth thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 2

Extrathoracic Structures

Question 3

What is the seventh thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 3

Costaphrenic Angles

Are they clear/sharp or dense/fuzzy

Question 4

What is the tenth thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 4

Heart/Aorta

Normal/well marginated or abnormal

Question 5

What is the second thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 5

Inspiration

Can you count ten ribs?

Question 6

What is the fifth thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 6

Ribs

Question 7

What is the sixth thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 7

Plura

Question 8

What is the eighth thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 8

Diaphragm (R and L side)

Are the domes normal with sharp margins?

Question 9

What is the ninth thing you check for on CXR?

Answer 9

Hila

Is it normal and sharp or abnormal and indistinct?

Question 10

What is the eleventh thing you check for on a CXR?

Answer 10

Lung Parenchyma

Is is normal, dense, symmetric, or abnormal?