Performing routine admission or preoperative chest X-rays is not recommended for ambulatory patients without specific reasons suggested by the history and/or physical examination findings. Only 2 percent of such images lead to a change in management. Obtaining a chest radiograph is reasonable if acute cardiopulmonary disease is suspected or there is a history of chronic stable cardiopulmonary diseases in patients older than age 70 who have not had chest radiography within six months.
Conditions: Routine Admission, Preoperative Assessment (Pre-Op), Chronic Cardiopulmonary Disease
Diagnostic Tests: Chest Radiography, Chest X-Ray (CXR)
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