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Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Fracture • Most ... common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... Supracondylar #Fracture
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Xrays Check ... associated with fractures ... irrespective of if a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... #Pediatrics #clinical
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
Rib Fracture on ... xray for rib fracture ... SAlerhand #Rib #Fracture ... #POCUS #ultrasound ... #msk #clinical
Finger Fracture on POCUS 

50yo female presents with 5th finger pain after her dog pulled on
Finger Fracture ... Resolution: Splint fracture ... . 1 hr later, fracture ... #Finger #Fracture ... #POCUS #clinical
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... at the site of pain ... as a step off / fracture ... #Rib #fracture # ... POCUS #clinical
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
Sternal fracture ... Xray read as normal ... Sternal #Sternum #Fracture ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #ultrasound
Radial Nerve Block on POCUS
Identification of the radial nerve in the right upper arm just proximal
Nerve Block on POCUS ... proximal to the elbow ... distal radius fracture ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #anesthesia #pain
Lipohemarthrosis on POCUS
Pain in L knee after injury. Long axis in suprapatellar recess. What's the diagnosis?
Answer:
Pain in L knee ... Long axis in suprapatellar ... intra-articular fracture ... tibial plateau fracture ... #clinical #ultrasound
COVID-19 on POCUS

I am infected with COVID-19. This is my own #POCUS 2 days after the
after the onset of symptoms ... observed in the chest ... X-ray. ... #Clinical #Lung ... #Ultrasound #SARSCoV2
This is a parasternal long axis view of a young patient presenting with 3 days of
pain, a normal chest ... x-ray and and ECG ... Beside ultrasound ... Northwestern University #Clinical ... EM #Radiology #POCUS