How to read a chest X-ray (in 20 mins) !
Intellect Medicos
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Chest X-ray interpretation is examined in both MRCP Part 1 and MRCP Part 2. The exam tests systematic pattern recognition on plain films — assessing film quality first, then reading in a fixed order — rather than radiology-level detail. This video covers the approach we teach.
WHAT THIS COVERS
Checking film quality using the RIPE mnemonic (Rotation, Inspiration, Picture area, Exposure), then a systematic A to E read of the film. We work through 25 chest X-rays so you can build the pattern recognition the exam expects.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Most candidates lose marks on chest films by starting with the obvious abnormality instead of reading systematically — which is exactly how the second, subtler finding gets missed. Assess quality first. Then read in the same order every time: airway and trachea, breathing and lung fields, circulation and cardiac silhouette, diaphragm and costophrenic angles, then everything else. The order matters more than the speed.
WHO THIS IS FOR
NHS doctors in Internal Medicine Training (IMT1, IMT2, IMT3), international medical graduates preparing for MRCP in the UK, and post-MBBS or post-MD doctors sitting MRCP from India and the Gulf.
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Course details: https://intellectmedicos.com/mrcp/
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2 Inspiration 5-6 anterior 8-9 posterior ribs
3 Projection PA or AP xray enter from anterior side mostly used in icu view
4 Exposer of spine should be faintly visible
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How to read a chest X-ray (in 20 mins) !
Intellect Medicos
3,234,532 views
Chest X-ray interpretation is examined in both MRCP Part 1 and MRCP Part 2. The exam tests systematic pattern recognition on plain films — assessing film quality first, then reading in a fixed order — rather than radiology-level detail. This video covers the approach we teach.
WHAT THIS COVERS
Checking film quality using the RIPE mnemonic (Rotation, Inspiration, Picture area, Exposure), then a systematic A to E read of the film. We work through 25 chest X-rays so you can build the pattern recognition the exam expects.
THE SHORT ANSWER
Most candidates lose marks on chest films by starting with the obvious abnormality instead of reading systematically — which is exactly how the second, subtler finding gets missed. Assess quality first. Then read in the same order every time: airway and trachea, breathing and lung fields, circulation and cardiac silhouette, diaphragm and costophrenic angles, then everything else. The order matters more than the speed.
WHO THIS IS FOR
NHS doctors in Internal Medicine Training (IMT1, IMT2, IMT3), international medical graduates preparing for MRCP in the UK, and post-MBBS or post-MD doctors sitting MRCP from India and the Gulf.
OUR OTHER HIGH-YIELD VIDEOS
How to read an ECG (in 10 mins): HOW TO READ AN ECG!! WITH ANIMATIONS (in 1...
Glasgow Coma Scale made easy: GLASGOW COMA SCALE (GCS) made easy (with A...
Lung sounds, normal and abnormal: Lung Sounds- Normal & Abnormal (crackles, ...
How to intubate: HOW TO INTUBATE? INTUBATION PROCEDURE & TE...
BiPAP machine, when and how to use: BiPAP machine (NIV) When to use, How to us...
PREPARING FOR MRCP?
The free MRCP Part 1 Kickstarter — the full exam blueprint, a study planner built around an NHS rota, and worked questions: https://intellectmedicos.com
ABOUT INTELLECT MEDICOS
Intellect Medicos runs structured MRCP Part 1 and Part 2 coaching for working doctors, taught by Dr Chirag Madaan (Critical Care Specialist) and Dr Mustafa Baig (Internal Medicine, NHS UK). Over 1,000 doctors mentored since 2021.
Course details: https://intellectmedicos.com/mrcp/
Image credits: 3m.com
Instagram: Instagram: intellect.medicos
#chestxray #cxr #mrcp #mrcpuk #imt