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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Patient and Implications ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs ... #radiology
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
clinical context, and ... limitations and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
in adults and are ... anterior & posterior) and ... onto outstretched hand ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
BeLow the physis and ... ortho consultation and ... growth plate, and ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis ... #Management
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior & posterior) and ... Exam: Swelling and ... syndrome • ED Management ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... dislocated dorsally and ... Exam: tenderness and ... control, sedation and ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
or traumatic), trauma ... inhalation Management ... cardiothoracic surgery and ... Subcutaneous #emphysema #ChestXRay ... #CXR #Clinical
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
dorsal • DIP and ... prevent radial and ... displacernent), and ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hand
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
the site of pain and ... US beats CXR on ... cost, accuracy, and ... beyond a clinical diagnosis ... #ultrasound #trauma
Cardiac Tamponade on POCUS
Hypotension in trauma is not always due to hypovolemia. This was a great
Hypotension in trauma ... our ED residents and ... in diagnosing cardiac ... for definitive management ... #cardiology #s4c