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==Basic screening==
One method uses an alphabetic order:
*'''AirwaysA'''irways: Any shift to the side?*'''BonesB'''ones: Check for obvious fractures
[[File:Cardiothoracic ratio.jpg|thumb|220px|Cardiothoracic ratio =
<math>{MRD + MLD \over ID}</math>
<br>MLD = greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border
<br>ID = internal diameter of chest at level of right hemidiaphragm]]
*'''CardiacC'''ardiac: Check both cardiothoracic ratio and any dilation of blood vessels.*'''DiaphragmD'''iaphragm: Check for any pleural fluid*'''EdgesE'''dges: Check for pneumothoraxand Kerley B lines.<gallery> File:Chest radiograph of a lung with Kerley B lines - annotated.jpg|Kerley B lines</gallery>*'''FieldsF'''ields: Any lung consolidations*'''GastricG'''astric: Whether there is any apparent hiatal hernia
<gallery mode=packed>
File:X-ray of hiatal hernia, annotated.jpg|Hiatal hernia.
</gallery>
*'''HiliH'''ili: Prominence, such as by lymphadenopathy*'''In lateral imageI'''n lateral image: as a reminder to check the lateral projection, if available, mainly in the lung fields, for any apparent pathology
===Report===
