Chest radiograph of an asymptomatic man

Chest radiograph of an asymptomatic man

Case report: An asymptomatic man undergoes a chest radiograph http://ow.ly/4nmyfG.

An abnormal chest radiograph.

Volume 90, Number 1 www.aafp.org/afp American Family Physician 47 A 24-year-old asymptomatic man requested a chest radiograph for routine tuberculosis screening. He did not have difficulty breathing, palpitations, chest pain, or edema. His medical history was significant for scoliosis and Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes short stature, broad thumbs and toes, hirsu...

An apparently healthy young man with a peculiar-looking chest radiograph.

| Canadian Family Physician • Le Médecin de famille canadien 311 This article has been peer reviewed. Cet article a fait l’objet d’une révision par des pairs. Can Fam Physician 2011;57:311-3 key points Owing primarily to the HIV pandemic, the incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis is increasing in both developing and developed nations. Consequently, family physicians are increasingly encountering ...

The Chest Radiograph

The chest radiograph accounts for a very significant proportion of imaging throughout the world. It often represents the first imaging step, not only in diseases that focus on the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, but in systemic illness. For this reason, its ubiquity can be beguiling. There is an inclination to feel that because one grows up with the chest radiograph, there must be an in...

Chest discomfort and abnormal chest radiograph.