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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy ... and Interpretation ... joints - Ribs - Lung ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #msk #checklist
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy ... and Interpretation ... - Can you place ... every focus of gas ... #radiology #diagnosis
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Can you see hemidiaphragms ... cervical rib Check lung ... #Chest #XRay #CXR ... #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
of X-rays so we can ... Point Of Care UltraSound ... (POCUS) to CT or ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... ChestXRay #KUB #CXR
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... radiation dose Ultrasound ... with function and anatomy ... than a CT-based scan ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Pneumonia on POCUS

Otherwise healthy 12mo-old w/ fever. Linear & phased array viewing the lung (subpleural &
array viewing the lung ... >1cm, supports diagnosis ... imaging such as cxr ... #clinical #lung ... #ultrasound #pediatrics
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
Sternal fracture on POCUS ... linear probe in long ... much higher than CXR ... & can diagnose ... #ultrasound
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... Most CXR are wasted ... beyond a clinical diagnosis ... orient in line on long ... #clinical #ultrasound
Peripelvic Cyst on Renal POCUS
60s f admitted with acute pyelonephritis, CT scan reveals no hydronephrosis/stone/abscess, continues
pyelonephritis, CT scan ... stone WBC 12.5 Cr ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... to help confirm diagnosis ... interpretation:
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary