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X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
interpret them in clinical ... UltraSound (POCUS) to CT ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Septic emboli
Septic emboli usually present as multiple ill-defined nodules.
In about 50% cavitation is seen.
CT demonstrates more
CT demonstrates ... can suggest the diagnosis ... feeding vessel sign ... feeding vessel sign ... #CXR #CTChest #
Caterpillar Sign in Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis - An upper gastrointestinal radiographic series was obtained (ultrasonography
Caterpillar Sign ... showed a distended, air-filled ... “caterpillar” sign ... #Clinical #Peds ... #AXR #KUB #NEJM
Spondylolysis & Spondylolisthesis: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Pars interarticularis stress fracture (spondylolysis) - most frequently in the
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Stork test) • XR ... — scotty dog sign ... vertebrae • CT ... Spondylolisthesis #MSK #diagnosis
Falciform Ligament Sign - An abdominal radiograph that was obtained with the patient in a supine
Falciform Ligament Sign ... intraperitoneal free air ... Panel B, arrow) #Clinical ... Pneumoperitoneum #CT ... #KUB #NEJM
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... tissue damage - CXR ... involvement - CT
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... effusion fluid or air ... indicated, start CPR ... examination and vital signs ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... un lymphatic Diagnostic ... of CXR congestion ... Consider cardiac ... #heartfailure #diagnosis
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
chest revealed a cardiac ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener ... SitusInversus #NEJM
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
pathophysiology CLINICAL ... • Monitoring cardiac ... oscillations - Sign ... - Shock/low cardiac ... interpretation #patterns #diagnosis