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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Sacro-iliac joints - Ribs ... - Lung bases ... labeled #anatomy #msk
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on ... POCUS There is ... Ultrasound is superior ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
joints to the ribs ... -> The rib cage ... volume -> Decr lung ... expansion -> Decr lung ... pathophysiology #msk
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
movement of the lower rib ... of outward as is ... hyperexpansion of the lungs ... pulling the inferior ribs ... inwards with its
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Nerve Block - Ribs ... Blocks #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Ribs #Serratus
Clarke's Test (Patellar Grind Test)

Indicates Patellofemoral dysfunction.
 - Patient with knee in extension. Push posterior on
Clarke's Test (Patellar ... Grind Test) ... of patella then ask ... Positive sign: Pain is ... Patellofemoral #msk
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... fewer polyps in IBS ... vs non-IBS! ... EmoryGastroHep #IBS
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
bronchodilator test ... first-line therapies is ... asthma-COPD overlap; ICS ... corticosteroids; LABA = long-acting ... agonist; LAMA = long-acting
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... bleeding vessels, lung ... Run hand along ribs
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Despite this, it is ... Lung Strain is Tidal ... strain is 4! ... likely the best ... rest and recovery