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Table 1 Indications for obtaining chest film

From: Do pediatric intensivists and radiologists concur on the interpretation of chest radiographs?

Indication

Number

Respiratory distress

65

R/O pneumonia

16

Cystic fibrosis

3

R/O acute chest syndrome

1

R/O congestive heart failure

1

R/O pleural effusion or pneumothorax

2

Follow-up

144

Procedures

 

   Intubation

39

   Line placement

18

   Chest tube placement

1

   Thoracentesis

3

  1. R/O, rule out.