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Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Chest X-Ray Interpretation ... Checklist Outline ALL bones ... cervical rib Check lung ... #CXR #Interpretation ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

It’s super easy! Place linear probe in long axis over point of
disruption of bony ... much higher than CXR ... & can diagnose ... Xray read as normal ... #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
stone WBC 12.5 Cr ... LFTs normal Diagnosed ... interpretation: ... pt and with X-ray ... #ultrasound
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... (CXR), try rotating ... defaulting to a normal interpretation ... not seen on a CXR ... #Lung #Pulmonary