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RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
posterior) and bone cortex ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... recommendations MH/CCF ... #Elbow #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Mediastinal Widening - Differential Diagnosis

 • Vascular: Aortic dissection, Aortic anourysm, Enlarged pulmonary arteries, Venous or
- Differential Diagnosis ... or middle lobe collapse ... Nodule / mass • Masses ... Pericardial effusion • CXR ... #pulmonary #radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
posterior) and bone cortex ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... recommendations MH/CCF ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... Finger deformity caused ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... radial styloid fracture ... repair MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... In this case, pulmonary ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare #Radiology ... #Cardiology #HamptonHump
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the result of insufficient output because of cardiac failure, high resistance
heart failure (CHF ... disease and causes ... a patient with CHF ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #CHF #CXR #Features
Based on the CXR that you just saw, you could have made the diagnosis of congestive
Based on the CXR ... have made the diagnosis ... that the inferior border ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #InterstitialEdema
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... Most commonly caused ... #Radiology #CTChest