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Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
: Neuropraxia (posterior ... long arm (with ... • If stable ... DC with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis
Cavities frequently arise within a mass or an area of consolidation as a result of necrosis.
We
arise within a mass ... the surrounding lung ... without associated pulmonary ... Radiology #CTChest #Cavity ... Emphysema #Comparison #RadiologyAssistant
Size
A solitary pulmonary nodule (SPN) is defined as a single intraparenchymal lesion less than 3 cm
diameter is called a mass ... cohort at high risk ... for lung cancer ... listed in the table ... MalignancyRate #Rate #RadiologyAssistant
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... neuroexam - Oral cavity ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
The table on the left is the overall table for mediastinal masses.
In the next paragraphs we
Thyroid masses #Diagnosis ... #Pulmonary #Radiology ... #Mediastinal #Mass ... Anterior #Middle #Posterior ... #RadiologyAssistant
Risk factors
Defining high- or low-risk is currently more difficult than it was in the old guideline.
Previously
smoking, history of lung ... characteristics alone (See Table ... #Diagnosis #Epidemiology ... #Radiology #Pulmonary ... PulmonaryNodule #Nodule #RadiologyAssistant
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
within the chest cavity ... injury to the lung ... large injury to lung ... • For fluid -> posterior ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis