Oman medical journal
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Oman medical journal · Jan 2009
Predictors of positive chest radiography in non-traumatic chest pain in the emergency department.
To determine predictors associated with positive chest x-ray finding in patients presenting with non-traumatic chest pain in the Emergency Department (ED). ⋯ This study found that patients with non-traumatic chest pain are likely to have a normal chest x-ray if they were young, not tachypnoeic or short of breath, and had no significant past medical history. A larger study is required to confirm these findings.