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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
nervous system (CNS) injury ... or great vessel injury ... 12 - Abdominal injury ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Pattern - Chest Radiology ... diffuse inhalational injury ... Pattern #Chest #Radiology ... diagnosis #pulmonary #CXR
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
ischemic changes CXR ... Transfusion-related acute lung injury ... contents • Head injury ... Traumatic brain injury ... differential #diagnosis #cardiology
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... , median nerve injury ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
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evidence of organ injury ... insufficiency (Cr ... or doubling of Cr ... finding of organ injury ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Hemothorax after Thoracentesis - Unfortunately, hemothorax developed shortly after the procedure (Panel B). Computed tomography and
iatrogenic arterial injury ... D) #Clinical #Radiology ... #Hemothorax #CXR
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
tracheobronchial injury ... tracheobronchial injury ... emphysema #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Clinical #Radiology
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
patient with blunt injury ... serious internal injury ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... #Radiology #CTChest