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Investigating focal weakness (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Investigating focal weakness makes up a large proportion of the workload for neurologists and neuroradiologists. A wide range of serious CNS disorders can present with focal weakness. Appropriate timely imaging can guide di...

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Investigating severe headache (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Investigating severe headache (cephalgia is the rarely used medical term for headache 5) is a common requirement in both acute and emergency services. It is also common in neurology clinics and GP surgeries. While many of t...

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Investigating seizures (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Seizures are a common medical emergency and presentation to emergency departments 1-3. All new seizures or changes in seizure activity merit assessment with neurologists, and usually require neuroimaging 3,4. They can be di...

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Investigating cauda equina syndrome (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Cauda equina syndrome (CES) is the compression of nerve roots within the cauda equina and a medical emergency that requires prompt diagnosis, investigation and treatment if the prognosis is to be anything other than bleak 1...

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Investigating altered consciousness (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Altered consciousness or confusion is a common reason for admission to hospital, and involvement of radiology 1,2. Although the most common reason for acute confusion is intoxication which will improve - when altered neuro...

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MRI brain (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists MRI brain is a specialist investigation that is used for the assessment of a number of neurological conditions. It is the main method to investigate conditions such as multiple sclerosis and headaches, and used to character...

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COPD (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is defined as a condition characterized by persistent air flow limitation that is usually progressive and associated with an enhanced chronic inflammatory response in the airways...

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Asthma (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Asthma is a heterogeneous disease, usually characterized by chronic airway inflammation and airway hyperreactivity. It is defined by two main features 1: a history of respiratory symptoms such as wheeze, shortness of breat...

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Pneumonia (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Pneumonia refers to infection within the lung and results in infective fluid and pus filling the alveolar spaces. This initially results in patchy airspace opacification and then more confluent consolidation. Reference art...

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Chest x-ray: PICC position (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Chest x-ray PICC (peripherally inserted central catheter) position should be assessed following initial placement and on subsequent radiographs. Reference article This is a summary article; we do have a more in-depth refe...

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Proximal femoral fractures (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Proximal femoral fractures are a heterogeneous group of fractures that occur in and around the hip. The commonest type of fracture in this region is the femoral neck fracture. They can occur anywhere between the joint surf...

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Musculoskeletal radiology for students (curriculum)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists The medical student musculoskeletal radiology curriculum represents a core set of common pathologies and presentations that are key to understand during any orthopedic attachment in medical school.

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Shoulder dislocation (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Shoulder dislocation is defined as the humeral head moving out of the glenoid fossa. It is almost always traumatic in etiology. Reference article This is a summary article. For more information, you can read a more in-dep...

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Proximal humeral fracture (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Proximal humeral fractures are a heterogeneous group of fractures that include everything from relatively simple transverse fractures of the surgical neck of the humerus, to complex, displaced, multi-part fractures of the p...

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Proximal radial fracture (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Proximal radial fractures are the commonest elbow injury in adult patients and the injury most likely to cause an elbow joint effusion. Radial head and neck fractures are often subtle and may be occult on initial imaging. ...

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Scaphoid fracture (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Scaphoid fractures are the second commonest group of fractures that are seen following a fall onto an outstretched hand and result in wrist pain, specifically tenderness in the anatomical snuffbox. They are particularly imp...

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Distal fibular fracture (basic)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Distal fibular fractures are the most common type at the ankle and are usually the result of an inversion injury with or without rotation. They are the extension of a lateral collateral ligament injury. Epidemiology Ankle...

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Perthes disease (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Perthes disease is the name given to idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral epiphysis in children. It most often occurs in children around the age of 5-6 years and is one of the common considerations when children present ...

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Osteoarthritis (basic)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Osteoarthritis is a destructive joint pathology that results from longstanding, repetitive trauma. It is most common in the small joints in the hand and weightbearing joints (knee and hip) and tends to be symmetrical. Ter...

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Investigating fall onto an outstretched hand (summary)

This is a basic article for medical students and other non-radiologists Fall onto an outstretched hand (FOOSH) is a very common presentation across all ages. It occurs following sporting injuries, or simply after a fall. Summary assessment history bimodal age and sex presentation young pa...

Items tagged “medical student”

Investigating focal weakness (summary)

Investigating severe headache (summary)

Investigating seizures (summary)

Investigating cauda equina syndrome (summary)

Investigating altered consciousness (summary)

MRI brain (summary)

COPD (summary)

Asthma (summary)

Pneumonia (summary)

Chest x-ray: PICC position (summary)

Proximal femoral fractures (summary)

Musculoskeletal radiology for students (curriculum)

Shoulder dislocation (summary)

Proximal humeral fracture (summary)

Proximal radial fracture (summary)

Scaphoid fracture (summary)

Distal fibular fracture (basic)

Perthes disease (summary)

Osteoarthritis (basic)

Investigating fall onto an outstretched hand (summary)

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