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Scapholunate Dissociation
The spacing between all carpal bones should be 1-2 mm, look for the "Terry Thomas"
Thomas" sign to diagnosis ... Tenderness to anatomic ... radius fracture, scaphoid ... #Dissociation #TerryThomas ... #Wrist #Scaphoid
Left Atrium enlargement
This is a patient with longstanding mitral valve disease and mitral valve replacement.
Extreme dilatation
Left Atrium enlargement ... longstanding mitral valve ... disease and mitral valve ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #MVR #LAE #LeftAtrialEnlargement
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
Regurgitation (MR ... and distorted MV ... plane into left atrium ... parachute mitral valve ... #Differential #Diagnosis
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
of the cardiac valves ... enlargement of the left atrium ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... Localization #Mitral #MVR
Right Heart Catheterization Cheat Sheet: Interpretation of Pressures and Waveforms 
Direct measurements
 ● Central venous pressure
1500 d/s/cm5) (SVR ... -120 d/s/cm5) (PVR ... the tricuspid valve ... filling in atrial ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Causes of mitral stenosis
Rheumatic heart disease
 - Most common cause worldwide. Commissural fusion, thick MV leaflets
fusion, thick MV ... , parachute MV ( ... vegetations)/tumor (left atrial ... myxoma)/ball valve ... stenosis #Causes #diagnosis
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
Renal Calculus AXR ... abdominal pain: diagnoses ... MRI - Limited value ... with function and anatomy ... urinary tract: diagnostic
Anticipated Valve Locations on Chest Xray - *These are anticipated locations.  The locations could be
Anticipated Valve ... the patient has anatomic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR ... #AP #Valve #Location