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The PA-film shows a silhouette sign of the left heart border.
Even without looking at the lateral
shows a silhouette sign ... the left heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
the most common elbow ... commonly missed elbow ... posterior) and bone cortex ... anterior sail sign ... #Radiology #XRay
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow ... posterior) and bone cortex ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... #Humerus #Radiology
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... Injuries - Elbow ... fat pad (sail sign ... along the anterior cortex ... Injuries #Xrays #Radiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... the bilateral cortex ... light reflex • Corneal ... • Examine for signs ... flexed at the elbow
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... Vitamin B12 and copper ... Vitamin B12, E, D, copper ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
the right heart border ... produces a silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Pectus #Excavatum #RadiologyAssistant
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
the right heart border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign ... LuftsichelSign #RadiologyAssistant
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
the right heart border ... (silhouette sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SilhouetteSign #RadiologyAssistant