Chest Anatomy and Pathology - Video Lesson

I'm doctor John Rothts. In this lesson, we'll be talking about basic chest anatomy and a few common pathologic processes in the chest as seen on chest x-ray. This is a nice example of a fine quality PA chest radiograph. You'll notice that the medial ends of the clavicles are semantically positioned in relation to the spinous processes of the upper thoracic spine This shows me that there is no rotation on the image. The shoulders were rolled forward, which moves the shadow of the scapula laterally almost out of the lung field to give us the best visualization of the lungs. On the midline of the upper chest, we see trachea appearing as an area of decreased density, rejecting over the spine. The trachea bifurcates at the level of the carina into the right main stem and left main stem bronchi, This is a full anatomy of which to be aware in the setting of endotracheal tube placement. You'll