Items tagged “summary”
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Elbow radiograph (summary approach)
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Elbow radiographs are common plain films that are obtained frequently in the emergency department.
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alignment
anterior humeral line
drawn down the anterior surface of the humerus
should intersect the mi...
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Chest x-ray - an approach (summary)
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Chest x-ray review is a key competency for medical students, junior doctors and other allied health professionals. Chest radiographs are frequently performed and a fantastic tool for making diagnoses of acute and chronic co...
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Symptomatic pneumothorax (summary)
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Pneumothoraces (singular: pneumothorax) are collections of gas within the pleural space. If the pneumothorax is under pressure, it is called a tension pneumothorax.
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Tension pneumothorax (summary)
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Tension pneumothoraces are pneumothoraces under pressure. If the pressure gets high enough, the pneumothorax can compress the heart and great vessels, and even cause cardiac arrest.
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Pleural effusion (summary)
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Pleural effusions are collections of fluid within the pleural space. The term is usually reserved for collections of serous fluid and therefore excludes hemothorax, chylothorax, and pyothorax (empyema). Effusions may cause ...
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Investigation of pleuritic chest pain (summary)
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Pleuritic chest pain is chest pain that is precipitated by movement or forceful breathing and tends to be sharp in nature. It is often accompanied by a perception of dyspnea which may be secondary to suppression of respirat...
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Lobar collapse (summary)
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Lobar collapse is relatively common and occurs following obstruction of a bronchus. Gas is resorbed from the lung parenchyma distal to the obstruction resulting in the collapse of the lung, with volume reduction and negativ...
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Small bowel obstruction (summary)
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Small bowel obstruction (SBO) accounts for 80% of all mechanical intestinal obstruction; the remaining 20% result from large bowel obstruction. It has a mortality rate of 5.5%.
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Heart failure (summary)
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Heart failure is a syndrome of cardiac ventricular dysfunction, where the heart is unable to pump sufficiently to meet the body's blood flow requirements.
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Surgical emphysema (summary)
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Surgical emphysema (or subcutaneous emphysema) occurs when air/gas is located in the subcutaneous tissues (the layer under the skin). This usually occurs in the chest, face or neck.
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Pneumomediastinum (summary)
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Pneumomediastinum describes air/gas within the mediastinum and is readily demonstrated on CT and may be seen on a chest radiograph.
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Air-space opacification (summary)
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Air-space opacification is a descriptive term that refers to filling of the lung parenchyma with material that attenuates x-rays more than the unaffected surrounding lung tissue. It is the radiological correlate of the path...
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Chest radiology for students (curriculum)
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Chest radiology for students curriculum represents a core set of common pathology seen on the wards, usually during medical, or elderly care blocks.
In chest radiology, the most important imaging tests to know about are:
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Chest x-ray: ET tube position (summary)
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Chest x-ray ET (endotracheal) tube position should be assessed following initial placement and on subsequent radiographs.
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Nasogastric tube position on chest x-ray (summary)
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Nasogastric (NG) tube position on chest x-ray should be assessed following initial placement and on subsequent radiographs.
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Large bowel obstruction (summary)
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Large bowel obstruction (LBO) occurs when there is mechanical obstruction of the large bowel and is often impressive on imaging on account of the ability of the large bowel to massively distend. This condition requires prom...
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Neuroradiology for students (curriculum)
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Neuroradiology curriculum for medical students is broadly split into content that refers to imaging (the test and findings) and conditions that are considered key for this stage of training.
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Bowel perforation (summary)
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Bowel perforation is an acute surgical emergency where there is a release of gastric or intestinal contents into the peritoneal space.
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Chest x-ray review: disability
Chest x-ray review is a key competency for medical students, junior doctors and other allied health professionals. Using A, B, C, D, E is a helpful and systematic method for chest x-ray review where D refers to disability and specifically fractures and dislocations.
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Chest x-ray: initial review (summary)
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Chest x-ray review is a key competency for medical students, junior doctors and other allied health professionals. The A, B, C, D, E method is helpful for approaching a chest x-ray in a systematic manner. However, before ju...