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X-rays Flashcards

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What should you describe on an xray?

A

Details - patient, time
Adequacy - penetration, inclusion, 2 joints/views/limbs/occasions
Orientation - AP, PA, lateral
Bone or joint - which one?

DAOB

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What to describe in an xray?

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Gross abnormality
Bone - cortex, describe fracture
Joint
Soft tissue

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How to describe a fracture?

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Location - side, part
Pattern - oblique, transverse, spiral
Comminuted or simple?
Displaced?
Angulated?
Density
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How to describe a joint + soft tissue?

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Correct position?
Dislocation + direction?
Fracture?
Damage + deterioration
Soft tissue swelling
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OA on xray

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Loss of joint space
Osteophytes
Subchondral sclerosis
Subchondral cysts

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RA on xray

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Loss of joint space
Erosions
Deformity
Soft tissue swelling
Soft bones - osteopaenia
Subluxation
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