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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
"pooping duck sign ... " on lateral x-ray ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... gallop rhythm), and laterally ... → no signs of CXR ... Other: Electrocardiogram ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Fractures (medial/lateral ... can't make A-OK sign ... fracture • ED Management ... Simple, DC with ortho ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
anterior sail sign ... Tenderness to lateral ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... Fracture #Elbow #Radiology
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
Right middle lobe atelectasis ... border (silhouette sign ... density on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral #
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... Sugar tong • Ortho ... repair MH/CCF ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
The findings are:
 - Large density on the left with loss of cardiac silhouette.
 - High
indicate a total atelectasis ... probably partial atelectasis ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
There is an atelectasis ... the luft sichel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... Collapse #Luftsichel #Sign
Pectus excavatum
In patients with a pectus excavatum the right heart border can be ill-defined, but this
produces a silhouette sign ... consolidation or atelectasis ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Pectus #Excavatum
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Signs of poor perfusion ... Signs of congestion ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf