Chest X-ray OSCE 1

OSCE Image Interpretation

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  • Quality

Projection - AP(scapula not retracted) - cannot comment on heart size

Inclusion - no right costophrenic angle (*)

Rotation - spinous processes not central (this disguises tracheal deviation to the left!)

Inspiration - normal on right (6th rib)

Volume - reduced on left - raised hemidiaphragm (red lines)

Penetration - adequate

  • Findings

Consolidation/mass of left upper zone (C)

Soft tissue swelling (ST) - enlarged lymph nodes

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