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Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
can't make A-OK sign ... Splint: Posterior long ... No, if simple; Yes ... recommendations MH/CCF ... #Posterior #Radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
common elbow fracture ... anterior sail sign ... can't make A-OK sign ... Splint: Posterior long ... #Radiology #XRay
Pleural effusion is not always visible as a meniscus in the costophrenic angle. 
A subpulmonic effusion
a patient with signs ... of CHF. ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural ... SubpulmonicEffusion #RadiologyAssistant
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Exam: swollen elbow ... Splint: Posterior long ... Ortho consult: Yes ... repair MH/CCF ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
fat pad (sail sign ... significant injury has ... line along the long ... Not along the long ... peds #Pediatrics #clinical
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
lesions abutting the pleura ... densities iin the left lung ... cavitation in the right lung ... #Clinical #Radiology ... SepticEmboli #Cavity #RadiologyAssistant
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
the silhouette sign ... hemorrhage due to a fracture ... lymphadenopathy, pleural ... #Clinical #Anatomy ... #Radiology #CXR
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
will be obvious; signs ... Splint: Posterior long ... Ortho consult: Yes ... of DRUJ MH/CCF ... Radial #Distal #Radiology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
pulmonary vascular bed has ... In daily clinical ... during a period of CHF ... #Clinical #Radiology ... Redistribution #RadiologyAssistant
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Trauma to the long ... stabilization of fractures ... Pathophysiology (debated ... FES is a clinical ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Signs