Cardiology
Bradycardia Print Section Listen Clinical Summary Bradycardia is a heart rate below normal range for age with many etiologies. Bradycardia of <60 beats per minute (bpm) associated with poor systemic…
Sexual Abuse, Gynecology, and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Sexual Abuse and Sexually Transmitted Infections Print Section Listen Clinical Summary Child sexual abuse occurs when a dominant, more powerful person involves a depending, developmentally immature child or adolescent in…
Atraumatic Conditions of the Chest
Hiatal Hernia Print Section Listen Radiographic Summary A hiatal hernia is a herniation of elements of the abdominal cavity through the esophageal hiatus of the diaphragm. On an upright chest…
Atraumatic Conditions of the Abdomen
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Print Section Listen Radiographic Summary An abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a focal dilation of the aortic wall measuring greater than 1.5 times the normal diameter…
Child Maltreatment
Child Abuse Print Section Listen Clinical Summary In the United States, child abuse is defined as “any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or…
Lower Extremity
Hip Print Section Listen Hip Dislocation Radiographic Summary Radiographs of the pelvis are sufficient to demonstrate a hip dislocation. Hips can dislocate posteriorly, anteriorly, or inferiorly. With posterior dislocation, the…
Head and Facial Trauma
Epidural Hematoma Print Section Listen Radiographic Summary An acute epidural hematoma (EDH) is a hyperdense (higher Hounsfield unit number), extra-axial (outside the brain parenchyma) blood collection that occurs after a…
Upper Extremity
Shoulder Print Section Listen Acromio-Clavicular Separation Radiographic Summary Acromio-clavicular (AC) separation is an injury to the ligamentous structures of the AC joint. On AP radiographs of the shoulder, the inferior…
Atraumatic Conditions of the Head and Face
Atraumatic Conditions of the Head and Brain Print Section Listen Ischemic Stroke Radiographic Summary Suspected ischemic stroke is one of the most common indications for neurological imaging in the ED….
Pathologic Conditions of the Spine
Flexion Teardrop Fracture Print Section Listen Radiographic Summary A true flexion teardrop fracture appears as a small fractured bony fragment at the anteroinferior border of the vertebral body. Generally, these…
