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==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
* An upright plain | * An upright and supine plain films of the chest and abdomen should be performed in patients with abdominal pain to exclude free air, which signals a bowel perforation and associated peritonitis. | ||
* The chest x-ray examination assists in identifying thoracic causes of the acute abdomen. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shivani Chaparala M.B.B.S [2]
Overview
Chest X Ray
- An upright and supine plain films of the chest and abdomen should be performed in patients with abdominal pain to exclude free air, which signals a bowel perforation and associated peritonitis.
- The chest x-ray examination assists in identifying thoracic causes of the acute abdomen.