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Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
fractured carpal bone ... common carpal bone ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
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Common Carpal Bone ... Scaphoid - 50-80% • Triquetral ... drdevrad #Carpal #Bone ... wrist #frequency #radiology ... #orthopedics #diagnosis
Age of Ossification of Carpal Bones
Capitate - 1 Month
Hamate - 2 Months
Triquetral - 3 Years
Lunate -
Ossification of Carpal Bones ... Hamate - 2 Months Triquetral ... of the carpal bones ... #wrist #radiology ... #mnemonic #diagnosis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
the articular bone ... Peri-articular osteopenia (bones ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical
Using Stroke Windows for Detecting Ischemia on Head CT
When evaluating a CT head for possible stroke,
Ischemia on Head CT ... When evaluating a CT ... Robert Jones @RJonesSonoEM ... Ischemia #HeadCT #Radiology ... #CTHead #diagnosis
Halo Sign on Chest CT
 • SPN or mass surrounded by a circumferential GGO
 • DDx:
Sign on Chest CT ... #Halo #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
(Thickening of bone ... under the areas of bone-bone ... Osteoarthritis #OA #Xray #radiology ... #diagnosis #findings ... #Clinical #knee
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
trapezium, capitate, triquetrum ... injury • ED Management ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Management #Orthopedics
Feeding Vessel Sign on Chest CT
 • Distinct pulmonary vessel leading into a lung nodule or
Sign on Chest CT ... #Vessel #Sign #CT ... Lung #Pulmonary #diagnosis ... #radiology #clinical
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Clinical ... pathologic fx) Diagnosis ... #Management #oncology