Geeky Medics OSCE Textbooks Table of Contents Introduction Wrist trauma is a common presentation to the emergency department and X-ray is typically the first-line investigation used to identify bony injuries. This guide provides a step-by-step approach tointerpreting wrist X-raysand includes examples...
The typical CXR appearance of a simple (non-tension) pneumothorax is avisible rim of airbetween the lung margin and chest wall withno visible lung markings. The size of a pneumothorax is measured at the level of thehilumand involves measuring horizontally from the lung edge to the chest wall...
This ensures you’ve comprehensively assessed the X-ray and reduces the risk of missing subtle pathology (e.g. a small nodule). Reviewer Dr Kunal Patel Consultant Radiologist References James Heilman, MD. Effusion. Adapted by Geeky Medics. Licence: [CC BY-SA 3.0]. ...