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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
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... KUB - Good far ... is desirable, e.g ... causes of flank or abdominal ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB
Falciform Ligament Sign - An abdominal radiograph that was obtained with the patient in a supine
- An abdominal ... Panel B, arrow) #Clinical ... #Radiology #FalciformLigament ... Pneumoperitoneum #CT ... #KUB #NEJM
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... Chest x-ray: signs ... of CXR congestion ... #management #cardiology
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis ... and Clinical Features ... classically purple abdominal ... and/or CT, abdominal ... #signs #symptoms
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... She is sent to CT ... instability, but ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... Trauma #Injury #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This patient’s clinical ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal