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X-Ray Goes Knee Deep
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Is It More Than a Cold?
For a week, this 70-year-old woman has had symptoms of subjective fever, chills, and occasional chest pain while breathing. A x-ray elucidates the...
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Diagnosis Is an Open Book
This 50-year-old woman was struck at high speed while riding a motorcycle, leaving her with severe hip pain. What will a radiograph reveal?
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Is Diagnosis Up in the Air?
After being involved in a car accident, a young woman is air-lifted to your hospital. Find out what the radiograph reveals.
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There’s Mischief Afoot
Since he sustained a cut a week ago, the patient’s left foot has been swelling and causing pain. Can your workup provide the steps to relief?
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These Hips Don’t Lie
After his car is broadsided at an unknown speed, this older man complains of hip pain. What will a radiograph show?
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Give Her a Shoulder to Cry on
After her car is broadsided by a tractor trailer, an elderly woman complains of right shoulder pain. What does an x-ray reveal?
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More Than His Car Is Bent Out of Shape
After crashing his car into a telephone pole, a 30-year-old man appears to have deformities in his lower extremities. What will the radiograph...
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After a Need for Speed, a Spine Entwined?
A joyride goes awry, leaving a 28-year-old man in a ditch. What will a radiograph reveal about his resulting shoulder, chest, and back pain?
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A Pain He Can’t Walk Off
An elderly man experiences a “deep aching pain” in his right knee. Walking and weight bearing make it worse. What does the radiograph reveal?
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The Unintended Off-road Experience
When this 70-year-old woman’s vehicle was hit by a tractor-trailer, she went careening off the road and into a guardrail. How did she fare in this...
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There’s No Patellin’ What Happened
The only logical explanation for this man’s knee pain is an injury sustained in the motor vehicle accident that sent him to your emergency...
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Taking a Stab in the Dark
A colleague asks you to supervise his student, who is stapling a laceration. But when you inquire about the patient’s history, the story takes a...
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Thrown Off Track
After being thrown from an all-terrain vehicle, a 20-year-old man is insensate from the mid-chest down and unable to move his legs. What do...
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All-Terrain, No Control
One 40-year-old man. One all-terrain vehicle. No helmet. What's your assessment?