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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... Findings in the Trauma ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on ... Ultrasound is superior ... to X-ray in diagnosing ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #msk
Transposition of Great Arteries (TGA) on Chest XRay
 - Oval Shaped Cardiac Silhouette 
 - Narrow
(TGA) on Chest XRay ... - Increased pulmonary ... GreatArteries #TGA #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #Clinical
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic knob/aortic-pulmonary ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Point of Care Ultrasound ... No hx of trauma. ... CXR and CTA Chest ... Subluxation #POCUS #Clinical ... #MSK
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
much higher than CXR ... & can diagnose ... Xray read as normal ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... Most CXR are wasted ... diagnosis; the ... completely replace x-ray ... #ultrasound #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR