title: The "frequently" normal chest x-ray.
abstract: An organized approach to CXR interpretation will take you most of the way toward your goal, which is to lead you to a well grounded differential diagnosis or, in the case of a normal CXR, to rule out a variety of possibilities. Working in collaboration with your radiologist, your own interpretations will allow you to institute treatment in a timely fashion, and the subsequent radiological review will serve to confirm, or correct, initial impressions. Over time this process will improve your skill, and your patients will reap the benefits.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lareau
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wootton
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003948:Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012423:Rural Health