Cholecystitis chest x ray

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aditya Govindavarjhulla, M.B.B.S. [2]

Chest X Ray

Chest X ray is important in

• Excluding any other chest infections.
• Patients on positive pressure ventilation in ICU.

Abdominal X Ray

• It is useful in cases of calculous cholecystitis.
• It is not very specific test, as it may miss radiolucent gall stones