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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... Splint: Volar • Ortho ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #Sports
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 ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
clinical findings • Maternal ... 15q11.2-13 gene on paternal ... fractures • Short ... , sleep apnea, cor ... pathophysiology #peds
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Tenderness to lateral ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... Elbow #Radiology #XRay
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
Fractures (medial/lateral ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Simple, DC with ortho ... Posterior #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #Sports
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 ... Mnemonic #Pediatrics #Peds
Right Middle Lobe Collapse on Chest XRay 
An octogenarian with prior strokes, dementia, and diabetes reports
Collapse on Chest XRay ... , and diabetes reports ... Collapse #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Lateral #Pulmonary
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
degrees of flexion; lateral ... dislocation, due to EDS ... Finger splint • Ortho ... IPJoint #Radiology #XRay
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
background radiation Natural ... days Chest X-ray ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... Testing #Study #Peds
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
left anterior and lateral ... Due to their short ... appreciating a lateral ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR