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{{CMG}}; '''Associate Editors-In-Chief:''' {{CZ}}; [[Varun Kumar]], M.B.B.S.; [[Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan]], M.B.B.S.

==Overview==
When suspecting [[UA]]/[[NSTEMI]], a chest x-ray is critical to aid in the exclusion of [[aortic dissection]].  A [[mediastinal mass]] seen on x-ray may be consistent with both aortic dissection and cancer, however cancer is unlikely to present with a syndrome of accelerating chest pain.  Chest x ray is also used to evaluate other causes of chest pain or discomfort such as [[pneumonia]], [[pneumothorax]], and [[pulmonary hypertension]].

==Chest X Ray==
[[Chest x-ray]] is critical in assessing for the presence of [[pulmonary edema]] or [[congestive heart failure]], both which require urgent treatment, and confers a poorer prognosis.

=====Chest X-Ray Showing Pulmonary Edema:=====
[[Image:Pulmonary edema.gif]]

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