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Malignant Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance

 • Metastatic bone tumors (aka. cancerous cells from systemic
Malignant Bone Tumors ... tumors (aka. cancerous ... tumor #BoneTumors ... #Malignant #Radiology ... #Diagnosis #XRay
Representative X-ray appearance of a primary benign bone tumor - Aneurysmal Bone Cyst 
 • Soft
primary benign bone ... tumor - Aneurysmal Bone ... Narrowing • Bony ... #ShoulderXRay #Radiology ... Labeled #Benign #BoneTumor
Representative X-ray appearance of a primary malignant bone tumor - Ewings Sarcoma
 • "Interrupted periosteal reaction
primary malignant bone ... Moth-eaten", permeative bone ... transition between bone ... Ewings #Sarcoma #Radiology ... LegXRay #Malignant #BoneTumor
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
Ketoacidosis (DKA ... Findings • Note: in DKA ... , body K+ is lost ... brain... thus, the body ... pathophysiology #endocrinology
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA): X-ray features
 • Soft tissue swelling (best seen by comparing left & right
Narrowing • Bony ... the articular bone ... #RA #HandXray #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #Clinical
Benign Primary Bone Tumors: Pathogenesis of X-ray appearance
 • "Geographic" bone destruction
 • Lack of soft-tissue
Benign Primary Bone ... • "Geographic" bone ... periosteum) #Benign #BoneTumors ... #XRay #diagnosis ... #Radiology #Features
Osteoarthritis (OA): X-ray features 
 - Joint space narrowing (least specific)
 - Subchondral Cysts (pockets of
Osteophytes (Abnormal bone ... (Thickening of bone ... under the areas of bone-bone ... Osteoarthritis #OA #Xray #radiology ... #diagnosis #findings
Second Generation Antipsychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
(Atypical Anti-Psychotics) - Examples: Clozapine, Olanzapine, Quetiapine, Risperidone, Zotepine, Paliperidone,
Block action of DA ... action throughout body ... action throughout body ... #pharmacology #diagnosis