Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Small Bowel Obstruction
55M c h/o colon ca p/w abd pain x 3d. Rebound on exam. 3/6/9 Rule: small bowel dilated if > 3 cm, large bowel if > 6 cm, cecum if > 9 cm.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Osteomyelitis
53M s/p TMA p/w new ulcer. Elevated inflammatory markers and clear cortical involvement on XR (although not called by radiology); MR confirmed oseteo. Findings suggestive of OM on radiography include cortical erosion, periosteal reaction, mixed lucency, and sclerosis; but may not be evident for up to 2 weeks into the infection.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Free Air
60M w/o PMH p/w sudden onset abd pain several hours earlier, rigid abd, found to have free air on upright. Perfed dudenoal ulcer found on ex-lap.
Friday, March 14, 2014
Spine Sign
40F c h/o CHF p/w SOB and productive cough. Radiology report made no mention of focal consolidation. The vertebral bodies should become more lucent the more inferior they are, but you can clearly see they become more opaque in this lateral view - a finding called "the spine sign." This is consistent with a focal consolidation.
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Complete Heart Block
83M c CP, new RBB and CHB, STD in anterolateral leads and TWI in inf, HR36; taken for PPM following day.
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