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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation ... joints - Ribs - Lung ... #LSpine #XRay #interpretation ... #radiology #diagnosis ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
TB • Abnormal CXR ... carcinoma of head/neck/lung ... Underweight • Injection ... SkinTest #TST #diagnosis ... #Interpretation
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 ... cervical rib Check lung ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Chilaiditi Sign on Chest X-Ray
Anterior interposition of the colon between the hemidiaphragm and the liver.
Chilaiditi sign
Chilaiditi Sign ... thus important to diagnose ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #clinical #radiology
Pneumoperitoneum vs Pseudo-Pneumoperitoneum aka Chilaiditi Sign
It mimics pneumoperitoneum and it is thus important to diagnose it
aka Chilaiditi Sign ... thus important to diagnose ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #clinical #radiology ... #cxr #xray #chest
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
anterior sail sign ... posterior fat pad ... Splint: Posterior long ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Luftsichel Sign in Left Upper Lobe Collapse - Chest X-Ray

An upper lobe collapse causes the collapse
Luftsichel Sign ... causes the collapse lung ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... #Luftsichel #Sign ... #Chest #XRay #CXR
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
POCUS lung exam ... interstitial diffuse infections ... This patient had ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... assay (IGRA) • PPD ... and Culture • CXR ... disease • Check CXR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CTChest #