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Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... #XRay #KUB #interpretation ... #radiology #diagnosis ... #labeled #anatomy ... #clinical
X-ray limitations
It’s important to know the limitations of X-rays so we can correctly interpret them in
limitations of X-rays so ... interpret them in clinical ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #ChestXRay #KUB ... #CXR #Sensitivity
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
patient’s absolute SBP ... disorders: - Aortic ... Syndrome • Blunt Abdominal ... Trauma • Heart ... Pathophysiology #causes #cardiology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
Cardiac Tamponade ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... indicated, start CPR ... drainage are vital, so ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... → no signs of CXR ... Consider cardiac ... #management #cardiology
Left-Middle-Lobe Pneumonia - Radiography of the chest revealed a cardiac apex, aortic arch, and gastric bubble
chest revealed a cardiac ... apex, aortic arch ... pneumonia was diagnosed ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Kartagener
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Change in clinical ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... one post op Cardiology ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal ... stratification #diagnosis
The location of the cardiac valves is best determined on the lateral radiograph.
A line is drawn
location of the cardiac ... carina to the cardiac ... The pulmonic and aortic ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal