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Boxer's Fracture, Right Hand: Note swelling over dorsal aspect of right hand, most pronounced
below the small
Boxer's Fracture ... , Right Hand: Note ... aspect of right hand ... fifth metacarpal (bone ... with striking an object
Hand X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
1. Soft tissues - Look carefully at the soft tissue over
and Interpretation ... tissue over all the bones ... Bones - All the ... bones of the hand ... in between the bones
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Checklist Outline ALL bones ... Carina angle Check and ... position, density and ... Chest #XRay #CXR #Interpretation
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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X-Ray Anatomy and ... Interpretation ... Check all of the bones ... Abdominal #XRay #KUB #interpretation
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
function tests algorithm ... Boxes in yellow ... shown in the grey boxes ... indicated in orange boxes ... Green boxes indicate
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... • softening of bones ... of feet, thigh bones ... of joint pain and ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... and Causes Increased ... hyperplasia of bone ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Algorithm ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long bones ... XR, MRI to dx and ... BrighamChiefs #Bone ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
excessive resorption and ... • Caused by ( ... more (polystotic) bones ... bodies, pelvis, and ... long bones most
Approach to ECGs
Check
 - Age, gender, name
 - 25mm/s; 10mm/mV
 - 1mm = 40ms; 0.1 mV
Rate
Pfor every QRS and ... 200ms (3-5 small boxes ... (<2.5-3 small boxes ... Long QT: "antis and ... electrocardiogram #cardiology #interpretation