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Boxer's Fracture, Right Hand 2: Note swelling over dorsal aspect of right hand, most pronounced
below the
Boxer's Fracture ... below the small finger ... Images #Clinical ... #Photo #Radiology ... #UCSDH
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
of a fracture does ... joint needs to be clinically ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Increased Anterior Posterior Diameter: Barrel chested appearance resulting from air trapping
that sometimes occurs with advanced COPD.
Posterior Diameter: Barrel ... Images #Barrel ... XRay #APDiameter #CXR ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #Photo
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... dorsally and no longer ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #Orthopedics #Sports ... #MSK
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
) - HiPR: AV block ... safe #, but >500 DANGER ... - Short QT <300 ... -360 ms: ↑ca - ... electrocardiogram #cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... Due to their short ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest