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Supracondylar Fracture Classification - Type I: Non-displaced. Type II: Displaced with intact anterior cortex. Type III:
Supracondylar Fracture ... displacement (both anterior ... and posterior cortex ... Diagnosis #EM #Ortho ... Classification #ALiEM
Extension teardrop fracture - Small triangular avulsion of anteroinferior vertebral body, at insertion point of anterior
Extension teardrop fracture ... insertion point of anterior ... cervical spine #Ortho ... #Teardrop #Fracture ... Mechanism #Avulsion #ALiEM
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
greater tuberosity fracture ... Bankart lesions (5%, fracture ... immobilizer • Ortho ... Disposition: DC with ortho ... #Radiology #XRay
Hip Dislocation - Posterior dislocation (90%): Typically presents with hip flexed and adducted; 5-15% of posterior
a femoral head fracture ... Anterior dislocation ... #Dagnosis #EM #Ortho ... Classification #Anterior ... Posterior #Diagram #ALiEM
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
identified but anterior ... onto outstretched hand ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... #Elbow #Radiology
POCUS Echocardiography Windows: Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX) and Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)

- Abhilash Koratala MD https://twitter.com/NephroP

#PSAX
POCUS Echocardiography ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... ) and Parasternal ... twitter.com/NephroP #PSAX ... Windows #Anatomy #Cardiology
Echocardiogram and POCUS Cardiology Windows and Anatomy
 • Parasternal Long Axis (PLAX)
 • Subcostal 4 Chamber
Echocardiogram and ... POCUS Cardiology ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Parasternal Short Axis (PSAX ... Echocardiogram #POCUS
Parasternal Short-Axis (PSSA) view with right ventricle (RV), circular left ventricle (LV), and papillary muscles #Clinical
ventricle (LV), and ... muscles #Clinical #Cardiology ... #POCUS #PSAX #ALiEM
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
review alignment (anterior ... onto outstretched hand ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology
Proximal aorta transverse view caudal to Figure 3. Note inferior vena cava (ivc), aorta (ao), anterior
), aorta (ao), anterior ... yellow arrows) and ... sign) #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #Aorta # ... ClockMantle #Sign #ALiEM