Plain Films: Basics
PLAIN FILMS: BASICS PRASHANT GUPTA, SANDEEP HEDGIRE, AIZA ZIA, NADEEN ABU HASAN, & MUKESH HARISINGHANI INTRODUCTION X-rays are high-energy electromagnetic waves that have been used in diagnostic imaging since their…
Penetrating Trauma
PENETRATING TRAUMA TOVY HABER KAMINE & KATHRYN BUTLER CASE SCENARIO A 25-year-old man is brought the emergency room by emergency medical services (EMS) directly from the scene of a shooting….
Liver Pathology
LIVER PATHOLOGY KRISTIN ELLEN RAVEN & BHARATH D. NATH PARENCHYMAL LESIONS OF THE LIVER Case Scenario A 36-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with hypotension, severe right upper quadrant…
Splenic Lesions
SPLENIC LESIONS DANA M. SCHWARTZ & DAVID L. BERGER CASE SCENARIO Scenario 1 A 56-year-old man with a past medical history significant for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presents to the emergency…
Acute Aortic Pathology
ACUTE AORTIC PATHOLOGY JAHAN MOHEBALI & VIRENDRA I. PATEL CASE SCENARIO A 65-year-old male with a past medical history notable for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and a 40 pack-year smoking history complicated…
Small-Bowel Obstruction
SMALL-BOWEL OBSTRUCTION STEPHEN R. ODOM CASE SCENARIO A 62-year-old woman with worsening mid-abdominal pain, bloating, obstipation, nausea, and bilious vomiting presents to the emergency department. Her past surgical history is…
Intra-Abdominal Hemorrhage
INTRA-ABDOMINAL HEMORRHAGE STEPHEN R. ODOM CASE SCENARIO A 19-year-old helmeted motorcyclist is brought to the emergency department by ambulance after a crash at approximately 55 miles per hour. He is…
