"Always remember to tell your patient to breathe again!"
"The erect anteroposterior chest view is an alternative to the PA view when the patient is too unwell to tolerate standing or leaving the bed 1. The AP view examines the lungs, bony thoracic cavity, mediastinum, and great vessels. This particular projection is often used frequently to aid diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions in intensive care units and wards. The AP view is of lesser quality than the PA view for many reasons, yet sometimes it is the only imaging available to that patient."
"The erect anteroposterior chest view is an alternative to the PA view when the patient is too unwell to tolerate standing or leaving the bed 1. The AP view examines the lungs, bony thoracic cavity, mediastinum, and great vessels. This particular projection is often used frequently to aid diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions in intensive care units and wards. The AP view is of lesser quality than the PA view for many reasons, yet sometimes it is the only imaging available to that patient."
"The erect anteroposterior chest view is an alternative to the PA view when the patient is too unwell to tolerate standing or leaving the bed 1. The AP view examines the lungs, bony thoracic cavity, mediastinum, and great vessels. This particular projection is often used frequently to aid diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions in intensive care units and wards. The AP view is of lesser quality than the PA view for many reasons, yet sometimes it is the only imaging available to that patient."
"The erect anteroposterior chest view is an alternative to the PA view when the patient is too unwell to tolerate standing or leaving the bed 1. The AP view examines the lungs, bony thoracic cavity, mediastinum, and great vessels. This particular projection is often used frequently to aid diagnosis of acute and chronic conditions in intensive care units and wards. The AP view is of lesser quality than the PA view for many reasons, yet sometimes it is the only imaging available to that patient."
"It is important to note that the AP projection will produce a magnified mediastinal shadow due to the increased distance of the heart from the image receptor and beam divergence (see figure 3 AP supine and figure 4 PA projection of the same patient)."
"SID180 cm"
"The AP view, although a supplementary projection for the PA comes with a broad range of technically challenging factors and is hence inferior."
"The AP view, although a supplementary projection for the PA comes with a broad range of technically challenging factors and is hence inferior."
"By and large, AP erect patients are quite unwell and may not have the ability to aid the radiographer in positioning. The projection can be done in the wards using a mobile machine or in the general rooms using a portable image receptor."
"The phase of respiration has a profound effect on the appearance of several structures on the chest radiograph. A poor-inspiratory AP radiograph can mimic pathology. Structures that can appear different on expiration include:"
"The AP view is used to investigate a plethora of conditions, and it is the radiographer's responsibility to ensure high-quality diagnostic images are achieved consistently."
"It is important to note that the AP projection will produce a magnified mediastinal shadow due to the increased distance of the heart from the image receptor and beam divergence (see figure 3 AP supine and figure 4 PA projection of the same patient)."
"orientation portrait or landscape"
"detector size35 cm x 43 cm or 43 cm x 35 cm"
"centring point"
"collimation"
"orientation portrait or landscape"
"detector size35 cm x 43 cm or 43 cm x 35 cm"
"exposure"
"SID180 cm"
"gridyes (this may be departmentally dependent)"
"By and large, AP erect patients are quite unwell and may not have the ability to aid the radiographer in positioning. The projection can be done in the wards using a mobile machine or in the general rooms using a portable image receptor."
Expected headings
"Positioning"
"Angulation and collimation"
"Phase of respiration"
"This projection can be very challenging in emergency situations; clear communication is the key to ensuring your patient gets the best image possible under the situation at hand."
"Side marker placement is imperative; patients can have congenital conditions that mimic a mirrored image 2."
"When sitting the patient up for the x-ray, it is important to explain not only to the patient but the staff around; that you will be sitting that patient quite upright for their radiograph, often this will require aid."
"Remember to explain to your patient what you are about to do; that is, ask them to take a breath in and hold it. Many times this gives the patient time to prepare and results in a better breath hold and therefore a higher quality radiograph."