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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib fracture ... vessel injury Fracture ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Pelvis Insufficiency fractures
 - Back pain consistently one of the top three most common ER chief
Insufficiency fractures ... Insufficiency fractures ... rupture, femur fractures ... Insufficiency #fractures ... #radiology #mri
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
humerus; simple = no fracture ... , complex = fracture ... + radial head fracture ... coronoid process fracture ... Dislocation #Posterior #Radiology
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
Galeazzi Fracture ... Fracture of distal ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Radial #Distal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Monteggia Fracture ... Fracture of proximal ... recall where the fracture ... 4-10 • Ulna fracture ... Forearm #Ulnar #Radiology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture ... Most common elbow fracture ... cortex • If a fracture ... supracondylar fracture ... Elbow #Humerus #Radiology
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Absence of a fracture ... Finger deformity caused ... injuries: Avulsion fracture ... Mallet #Finger #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
Algorithm May ... dizziness, syncope, chest ... tissue (previous MI ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology ... #Algorithm #causes
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
injuries: Carpal fracture ... radial styloid fracture ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... Esophageal Injury Lung ... #Algorithm #Causes