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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
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---Robert O'Connor University College Dublin
 
Oral cancer risk factors
5 S's:
Smoking
Spicy food
Syphilis
Spirits [booze]
Sharp teeth or dentures
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---Anonymous Contributor
 
Mole: signs of trouble
ABCDE:
Asymmetry
Border irregular
Colour irregular
Diameter usually > 0.5cm
Elevation irregular
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---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.
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---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
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---Anonymous Contributor
 
Head CT scan: evaluation checklist
"Blood Can Be Very Bad":
Blood
Cistern
Brain
Ventricles
Bone
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---Anonymous Contributor
 
Lung cancer: main sites for distant metastases
BLAB:
Bone
Liver
Adrenals
Brain
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---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
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---Anonymous Contributor
 
Osteoarthritis: x-ray signs
LOSS:
Loss of joint space
Osteopyhtes
Subcondral sclerosis
Subchondral cysts
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---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)
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---Andrew Booshan
 
 
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