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Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
injury to the lateral ... injury to ulnar collateral ... Fractures #XRay #Radiology ... #Wrist #differential ... #diagnosis
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... repair MH/CCF ... #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
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 ... 1 week MH/CCF ... #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Hilar enlargement
The table summarizes the causes of hilar enlargement.
Normal hili are:
- Normal in position - left
branching vessels #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Differential #Unilateral #Bilateral
Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... box, pain with wrist ... 1 week MH/CCF ... Scaphoid #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
gallop rhythm), and laterally ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... → no signs of CXR ... #heartfailure #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
swollen forearm and wrist ... pronation and at wrist ... of DRUJ MH/CCF ... Radial #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Syndrome - MSK Radiology ... Differential diagnosis ... • Lateral collateral ... Friction #Syndrome #Radiology ... #diagnosis #msk
Previous normal chest x-ray (left) and CHF stage II with perihilar haze (right). On the left
x-ray (left) and CHF ... The lateral view ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Lateral # ... CHF #Vascular #Engorgement
Pleural effusion is bilateral in 70% of cases of CHF.
When unilateral, it is slightly more often
70% of cases of CHF ... On a lateral image ... evident on the lateral ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #CHF #Pleural