[ad_1] A 57 year old man presents with mid thoracic back pain that has been keeping him awake at night for the past few weeks. The thoracic spine x-rays are enclosed. What can you see? Click to enlarge Click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The xray shows complete sclerosis of the T5 vertebra. There…
[ad_1] It is 1 am on a Saturday night. You are about to see a 30 year old man who has been assaulted at a pub. The left side of the patient’s face is swollen and the facial x-rays are as follows. What can you see? Click to enlarge Click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The…
[ad_1] EM Basic is back and ready for the new year. We see various eye complaints a lot in the ED. This episode will review common eye complaints, their treatments, and a bonus section on how to do a lateral canthotomy. Category:general — posted at: 12:10am EDT [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] This chest x-ray is from a 70 year old who has presented with dyspnoea and fever. What can you see? [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The chest x-ray shows right middle lobe collapse and patchy air space opacities involving the left lower and mid zones. Right middle lobe collapse is visible on the x-ray as…
[ad_1] Here’s a checklist for discussing or describing a procedure – whether it’s for an exam question or just for kicks… Opening statement (preamble/history) First, check indication valid and no contra-indications: Indications Contraindications Preparation Area Staff (training, credentials, universal precautions) Equipment Monitoring Procedural Drugs Information (Past Medical History, etc) Patient Explanation Reason Risks Alternatives Informed…
[ad_1] This is the supine chest/abdominal x-ray of an elderly patient who has presented with abdominal distension with pain and vomiting. Apart from the very obvious (malpositioned nasogastric tube), what interesting radiological sign can you see? Click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] X-ray shows a large amount of free intraperitoneal air under both domes of diaphragm…
[ad_1] You have just seen a 20 year old patient who presents with dyspnoea and chest pain. He has been partying hard on New Year’s Eve and admits to ‘snorting’ something while at the party. The chest x-ray is as follows; what interesting radiological sign can you see? Click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”]…
[ad_1] It is 1 am. Your resident has just seen a 22 year old man with wrist injury sustained in a MVA and would like your opinion on the wrist x-ray. His plan is to reduce the fracture under sedation and place a below elbow POP slab. Here are the wrist x-rays; would you agree with his plan? Left…
[ad_1] These ankle x-rays are from a 15 year old patient who has injured his left ankle while skateboarding and is unable to weight bear since injury. What can you see? Click to enlarge [peekaboo_link name=”Answer”]Answer[/peekaboo_link] [peekaboo_content name=”Answer”] The AP and the mortise view x-rays show what looks like a Salter and Harris type III…
[ad_1] This episode reviews the article that most people call the PECARN head CT rule or the Kupperman head CT rule (named for the first author). This is an easy to use clinical decision rule that can help us reduce the number of head CTs that we do on children with minor head injury. We…