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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... " on lateral x-ray ... " on lateral x-ray ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... Tenderness to lateral ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... #Elbow #Radiology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
(medial/lateral ... can't make A-OK sign ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Simple, DC with ortho ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Pleural fluid may become encysted.
Here we see fluid entrapped within the fissure.
This can sometimes give the
called 'vanishing tumor ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Effusion #Fissure ... #Pseudotumor #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
borders lung-soft tissue ... the silhouette sign ... we will discuss later ... hemorrhage due to a fracture ... Clinical #Anatomy #Radiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, pathological fractures ... in peripheral tissue ... contralateral to the tumor ... abdomen shows bilateral ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
carefully at the soft tissue ... then I move from lateral ... In case of a fracture ... important to look for signs ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
position minor fissure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Recognition of a pneumothorax depends on the volume of air in the pleural space and the
A sign to look for ... lucency of the lateral ... hypochondrium (Figure ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #RadiologyAssistant
Facial Bone X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
1. Look for tripod fracture
 • Find the zygoma and fan out
and track the lateral ... be a secondary sign ... 'black eyebrow sign ... bulging of soft tissue ... interpretation #radiology