Utility of routine chest radiographs in a medical–surgical intensive care unit: a quality assurance survey

Table 1 Major admitting diagnoses in medical patients (n = 97)

Diagnosis	n
Respiratory	45
Pneumonia	13
Acute respiratory distress syndrome	9
Acute COPD exacerbation	8
Alveolar hemorrhage	7
Other^*	8
Sepsis	12
Cardiovascular	15
Congestive heart failure	6
Myocardial infarction	5
Cardiac arrest	2
Other	2
Gastrointestinal	10
Gastrointestinal bleeding	6
Liver failure/cirrhosis	3
Other	1
Drug overdose	7
Other^†	8

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ^* Pneumonitis, central alveolar hypoventilation, pulmonary embolus. ^† Febrile neutropenia, myasthenic crisis, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura.

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