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Chapter 1

Getting into the x-ray dimension

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how a chest x-ray is created and be able to identify the key components of a chest x-ray.
5 lessons
24m
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Chapter 2

X-ray examinations and the x-ray image

At the end of this chapter, the student will know about the different types of chest x-ray examinations and understand the key elements of the interpretive process.
4 lessons
27m
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Chapter 5

The heart and pericardium

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how to differentiate between normal and abnormal heart and mediastinum on the chest X-ray.
6 lessons
23m
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Chapter 7

Localization of disease in the thorax

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how to confidently localize pathology within the thorax.
6 lessons
14m
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Chapter 8

Atelectasis and collapse

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how to confidently identify and localize lobar collapse.
6 lessons
24m
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Chapter 9

Lines, tubes, and devices

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how to confidently identify the normal and aberrant positioning of intravascular, intracardiac, airway, and GI lines and tubes
9 lessons
27m
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Chapter 10

The post-op chest

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how to confidently identify the normal and abnormal findings related to thoracic surgery.
6 lessons
13m
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Chapter 11

The AP chest x-ray

At the end of this chapter, the student will know what to look out for on a portable chest X-ray.
3 lessons
10m
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Chapter 12

The interpretive process

At the end of this chapter, the student will know how to confidently interpret a chest X-ray.
3 lessons
5m
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Julian Dobranowski, MD FRCPC FCAR
Chief of Diagnostic Imaging at Niagara Health in Ontario, Canada. Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology, McMaster University.
McMaster University
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