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Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
XRay - Differential ... • inflammatory bowel ... • infection (e.g ... #Diagnosis #radiology ... #KUB #Abdominal
Small bowel obstruction

pain in abdomen; history of previous abdominal surgery
 - Dilated bowel loops
 - multiple
Small bowel obstruction ... history of previous abdominal ... surgery - Dilated bowel ... abdomen #Clinical #Radiology ... #KUB #AXRay #AbdominalXRay
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... Checklist - Is there bowel ... of gas within bowel ... #XRay #KUB #interpretation ... #radiology #diagnosis
Rigler Sign on Abdominal X-Ray aka Double Wall Sign
Bowel walls are clearly visible because of gas
Rigler Sign on Abdominal ... Double Wall Sign Bowel ... #Rigler #Sign #Abdominal ... #XRay #KUB #clinical ... #radiology #labeled
Diffuse Acute Abdominal Pain (<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac,
(<72 hours) - Differential ... Peritonitic • Bowel ... Metabolic disease (e.g ... • Irritable bowel ... #Pain #Differential
Sensitivity and Specificity of KUB compared to CT for Bowel Obstruction, Urolithiasis, Appendicitis, Pyelonephritis, Pancreatitis, Diverticulitis
Comparison
Specificity of KUB ... compared to CT for Bowel ... Comparison of Abdominal ... Radiology. 2002 ... pubmed/12355000 #KUB
Falciform Ligament Sign - An abdominal radiograph that was obtained with the patient in a supine
Falciform Ligament ... Sign - An abdominal ... to the anterior abdominal ... arrow) #Clinical #Radiology ... Pneumoperitoneum #CT #KUB
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... than one cause (e.g ... auscultatory percussion, abdominal ... Cell count and differential ... Ascites #workup #Differential
Imaging Modalities for Renal Calculus

AXR. KUB
 - Good far calcium-containing stones useful when limited radiation dose
KUB - Good far ... is desirable, e.g ... causes of flank or abdominal ... retroperitoneal disease CT-KUB ... stones #calculus #Radiology
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Pulmonary Edema - Differential ... level <100 pg/ml EKG ... pulmonary edema • Bowel ... #edema #NCPE #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology