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Neck sagittal x-ray: examination checklist |
ABCD: Anterior: look for swelling Bones: examine each bone for fractures Cartilage: look for slipped discs Dark spots: ensure not abnormally big, or could mean excess blood Show Details / Rate It ---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin |
Oral cancer risk factors |
5 S's: Smoking Spicy food Syphilis Spirits [booze] Sharp teeth or dentures Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Mole: signs of trouble |
ABCDE: Asymmetry Border irregular Colour irregular Diameter usually > 0.5cm Elevation irregular Show Details / Rate It ---Oisin University College Cork |
Dermatomyositis or polymyositis: risk of underlying malignancy |
Risk is 30% at age 30. Risk is 40% at age 40, and so on. Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Pituitary endocrine functions often affected by pituitary-associated tumor |
"Go Look For the Adenoma Please": · Tropic hormones affected by growth tumor are: GnRH LSH FSH ACTH Prolactin function Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Head CT scan: evaluation checklist |
"Blood Can Be Very Bad": Blood Cistern Brain Ventricles Bone Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Lung cancer: main sites for distant metastases |
BLAB: Bone Liver Adrenals Brain Show Details / Rate It ---Ian Silver Queen's University School of Medicine, Kingston, ON, Canada |
Anterior mediastinal masses |
4 T's: Teratoma Thymoma Testicular-type T-cell / Hodgkin's lymphoma Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Osteoarthritis: x-ray signs |
LOSS: Loss of joint space Osteopyhtes Subcondral sclerosis Subchondral cysts Show Details / Rate It ---Gajan Rajeswaran Final Year Medical Student, Imperial College School Of Medicine, London |
Chest radiograph: checklist to examine |
"Pamela Found Our Rotation Particularly Exciting; Very Highly Commended Mainly 'Cus She Arouses": Patient details Film details Objects (eg. lines, electrodes) Rotation Penetration Expansion Vessels Hila Costophrenic angles Mediastinum Cardiothoracic Ratio Soft tissues & bones Air (diaphragm, pneumothorax, subcut. emphysema) Show Details / Rate It ---Andrew Booshan |
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