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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib fracture ... vessel injury Fracture ... Two or more rib fractures ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Whistling Cough- A 4-year-old boy presented to the otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic with a 2-day history of
see source for video ... bronchus, since air ... #NEJM #clinical ... #radiology #chest ... #xray #peds #respiratory
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... Most common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
associated with fractures ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... #Radiology #peds ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... lesions than the chest ... can suggest the diagnosis ... abutting the pleura, air-bronchograms ... #Clinical #Radiology
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram ... Sign on Chest CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Rib Fracture Associated with Bordetella pertussis Infection - Physical examination revealed a large ecchymosis across her
Rib Fracture Associated ... revealed a displaced fracture ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CT #Pertussis ... #RibFracture #NEJM
Monod Sign on Chest CT
 • Air surrounding a fungal ball in a preexisting pulmonary cavity
Monod Sign on Chest ... CTAir surrounding ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Air Crescent Sign on Chest CT
 • Crescentic or circumferential rim of radiolucent airspace within a
Air Crescent Sign ... on Chest CT • ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #radiology ... #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Rib Fractures Rib ... of rib fracture ... on a chest x-ray ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest