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Boxer's Fracture - Hand X-Ray
Diagnosis: Fracture of the neck of the 5th metacarpal
Boxer's fracture is a
Boxer's Fracture ... - Hand X-Ray Diagnosis ... #Fracture #Hand ... #XRay #clinical ... #radiology #hand
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... radiologistpage #Chest #XRay ... #CXR #Interpretation ... Checklist #radiology #diagnosis ... #pulmonary
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Anatomy and Interpretation ... you place every focus ... radiologistpage #Abdominal #XRay ... #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #clinical
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
Boxer's Fracture ... Ulnar gutter with MCP ... MetroHealth_EM #Boxers ... Metacarpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... poorly-sensitive and ... time-consuming chest xray ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #clinical
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS Protocol
Rapid Ultrasound in Shock and Hypotension
1. Parasternal Long Cardiac View
2. Apical Four-Chamber
RUSH(ed) Exam - POCUS ... Pulmonary View ... Use Curvilinear Array ... DVT depending on clinical ... #Protocol #diagnosis
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
Sternal fracture ... than CXR & can diagnose ... Xray read as normal ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Facial Bone X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
1. Look for tripod fracture
 • Find the zygoma and fan out
Facial Bone X-Ray ... Interpretation ... radiologistpage #Facial #Bones ... #Skull #XRay #interpretation ... #radiology #diagnosis
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
validation beyond a clinical ... diagnosis; the ... completely replace x-ray ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... Several of the diagnoses ... clinical judgement ... This post will focus ... defaulting to a normal interpretation