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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Checklist - Pedicles ... - Ribs - Lung bases ... Spine #LSpine #XRay ... interpretation #radiology #diagnosis ... #anatomy #msk #checklist
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Checklist Outline ... radiologistpage #Chest #XRay ... #CXR #Interpretation ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic-pulmonary window and ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #AorticKnob
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
X-ray limitations ... limitations and ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
There are about a dozen x-ray findings, but two of them are especially important: Loss of
about a dozen x-ray ... aortic-pulmonary window and ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #ChestXRay #Aortic
Differential diagnosis on HRCT
Most of our knowledge about imaging findings in interstitial lung disease comes from
Differential diagnosis ... On a CXR the most ... in many cases UIP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Meds o Review Cxr ... o Chest Tube Tray ... the tube as it passes ... #ChestTube #Checklist
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... PIP joint • Ortho ... Finger #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hand #Orthopedics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
be visible on X-ray ... immediate pediatric ortho ... immediate pediatric ortho ... opposite limb XR ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
(SBI): 1) UTI and ... pyelonephritis Most common cause ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... with CXR, obtain ... #Peds #EM #Classification