Here’s the xray again. Patient’s fracture was read as an ankle fracture-dislocation. Posterior dislocation of talus and tibiotalar articulation. Comminuted fractures in distal fibula, posterior malleolus and medial mallelous. Orthopedics was consulted. Several reduction attempts were made by ortho,…
81 year-old female with PMH of HTN sustained a mechanical fall at home 24 hours prior to arrival. Comes into ED with persistent left ankle pain and swelling. xray shows: Please describe the fracture and put in a complete…
Thanks for all the responses! Here is short version of the answer for those of you with ADD. Keep on reading for the details! Our patient had sick sinus syndrome with a sinus bradycardia on top of her malfunctioning pacemaker.…
So for this post… we’re going to combine some EKG action with some good ole’ CXR reading… Since we’re not just doing Rhythm Nation or X-ray Vision… we’re going to call it Rhythm Vision! Here’s the case: Your patient is…
This was an elderly woman who fell. This is a very difficult case and even with the 12 other views that were offered it was difficult to tell which way the fracture was displaced. This was read by radiology as…
Please describe this fracture below, who ever describes this fracture most accurately will win the amazon gift certificate.
So we have an 81 yo W found apneic and cyanotic and EMS was called and patient was intubated. Patient had never been here before and no history came with the patient. The history was obtained with this chest x-ray. The…
Here is a case where most to all of the medical history could be obtained from the chest x-ray. Patient is an 81 yo W found apneic and cyanotic and EMS was called and patient was intubated. Patient had never…