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Diagnostics: Knee and Ankle X-rays
Diagnostics Ryan LaFollette, MD Diagnostics Ryan LaFollette, MD

Diagnostics: Knee and Ankle X-rays

Hip and knee pain almost categorically get an X-Ray in the ED, but when do you need more? And when could another view help you avoid a more costly imaging test? This week join Dr. Gressick as she gets back to the basics in the acquisition and interpretation of the hip and knee X-Rays

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Grand Rounds Recap - 6/8/16
Grand Rounds Woods Curry, MD Grand Rounds Woods Curry, MD

Grand Rounds Recap - 6/8/16

This week we take a look at those rare procedures we need to have in our back pockets with facility and without hesitation and head to the procedure site to discuss cricothyrotomy, lateral canthotomy, and chest tubes.

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Diagnostics Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed Diagnostics Jeffery Hill, MD M.Ed

Clinical Approach to Knee Radiographs

Early in the morning, you begin your day in your local emergency department. After getting yourself situated, a slow trickle of patients begin to appear on the board. It appears to be a normal morning, all except for the fact that five patients appear, one after the other, who have the same chief complaint: “Knee pain”. It is a good thing you brushed up on reading knee x-rays recently!

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