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Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Meniscal Tear ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Estimated Medical ... and lateral abdomen ... 50 CXRs Head CT ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Meniscal Tear ... there is medial or lateral ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Thessaly Test for Knee Meniscal Tear

The test is positive if there is medial or lateral joint
Meniscal Tear ... there is medial or lateral ... #Meniscal #Injury ... #Tear #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
Tear on Knee Examination ... To assess the lateral ... injury. ... #Tear #Meniscus ... #Knee #clinical
Radiation Dose to Adults from Common Imaging Examinations
ABDOMINAL REGION
 - Computed Tomography (CT) — Abdomen and
1 year - Barium ... X-ray 0.001 mSv ... #PatientInfo #Radiology ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... , median nerve injury ... Wrist #Carpal #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
/year 1 day Airline ... days Chest X-ray ... Head CT 2 mSv 8 ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #CT #Nuclear #Comparison
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
special ligament/meniscus ... Consider CT. ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR ... secretions and should ... #Radiology #CTChest