Articles Archive for March 2009
Orthopaedics »
Healed fracture rib, seen as increased density and deformity of the ninth rib on the right side near the margin of the thorax, the commonest site of rib fracture.
General »
Rotated film with prominent aorta. The apparent tracheal shift to the right is also due to the rotation. The medial end of right clavicle is seen farther away from the spine than the medial end of right clavicle, indicating the rotation to right side. The shadow to the right of trachea is likely to be that of superior vena cava.
Anaesthesiology »
Oxygen pressure guage attached to a Boyle’s machine for general anaesthesia.
Anaesthesiology »
Nitrous oxide pressure guage attached to a Boyle’s machine for general anaesthesia.
Anaesthesiology »
Isoflurane delivery device attached to a Boyle’s machine used for general anaesthesia using inhalational agents.
Radiology »
In the field of general medicine, X-ray skull lateral view is often obtained to see the pituitary fossa and also to look for punched out osteolytic lesions in multiple myeloma.
Radiology »
Unfolding of arch of aorta, a common finding in elderly. It appears like a superior mediastinal widening.
