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Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
"Terry Thomas" sign ... space >3 mm on PA ... injuries: distal radius ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
can't make A-OK sign ... MCL), brachial artery ... Management: Simple, pain ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... common), brachial artery ... ED Management: Pain ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
x-ray Findings in ... pneumothorax or air leak after ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
A 37 yo male with no sig PMH presents with pleuritic chest pain for 3 days.
yo male with no sig ... pain for 3 days ... Chest xray is shown ... What's the diagnosis ... #CXR #Large #Spontaneous
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
precipitated by medications ... Superior mesenteric artery ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... #differential #diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
: weight gain, lung ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... epicardial coronary artery
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... e.g. incidental CXR ... remission less likely after ... dyspnea, cough, chest ... #Management #Signs
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
- Differential Diagnosis ... PALPITATIONS: Medications ... Standing up straight after ... pain: Underlying ... #Palpitations #Cardiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
pain. ... Vital signs: BP ... x-ray (CXR), try ... wall, a chest x-ray ... #Radiology #CTChest