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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint Sign ... on Abdominal XRay ... • infection (e.g ... #radiology #KUB ... #Abdominal #XRay
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
ribs 9 to 12 - Abdominal ... Disrupted diaphragm - Abdominal ... Ruptured hollow abdominal ... viscus #cxr ... #signs #radiology
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... distension, wheeze, abdominal ... venous pressure, positive ... of CXR congestion ... #management #cardiology
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... is desirable, e.g ... causes of flank or abdominal ... stones #calculus #Radiology ... #Diagnosis
Falciform Ligament Sign - An abdominal radiograph that was obtained with the patient in a supine
- An abdominal ... patient in a supine position ... to the anterior abdominal ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumoperitoneum #CT
Small Bowel Obstruction
67 y/o M with PMH colon cancer s/p resection and colostomy, multiple SBO managed
and increasing abdominal ... You do not see signs ... radiographs, 3.6 for CT ... Medicine #Clinical #Radiology ... #POCUS #AbdominalUS
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... if abdominal pain ... interventional radiology ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... Vital signs: BP ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest