Article
Severe, Diffuse Abdominal Pain
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Kemi Babagbemi, MD
How will CT studies guide your diagnosis of this 60-year-old woman’s condition?
Article
Lower Thoracic Spine Tenderness After a Motor Vehicle Accident
- Author:
- Kevin Mennitt, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
A man reports midline tenderness over the lower thoracic spine following a motor vehicle accident. What are the imaging findings, and are...
Article
Man With Fever and Cough
- Author:
- Katherine Simon, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
What does imaging show in this young man with fever and cough?
Article
Shoulder Pain After a Cycling Accident
- Author:
- Kevin Mennitt, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
A woman has shoulder pain after a fall from her bicycle. What do the radiographs show, and is additional imaging warranted?
Article
Nausea and Epigastric Pain in a Renal Failure Patient
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Jennifer Shih, MD
- Lily Belfi, MD
What does abdominal imaging reveal in this renal failure patient with nausea and epigastric pain?
Article
A Man Who Is Dyspneic
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
Radiography and CT are performed in a man who is dyspneic with leg pain and swelling. What do the images show?
Article
A Man With Back Pain and Fever
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
What do the radiographs reveal in this man with back pain and fever? Is additional imaging warranted?
Article
A Knee Injury and Joint Effusion
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Elizabeth K. Weidman
- Kevin Mennitt, MD
Physical exam reveals joint effusion in a man with an injured knee. What do the radiographs show, and are other injuries possible?
Article
Visual Disturbances and Severe Hypertension
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Kevin Mennitt, MD
- Charles LI
A man presents to the ED with visual disturbances. He also has severe hypertension and renal failure. What do the CT images illustrate?
Article
Cough and Hemoptysis
- Author:
- Ashwin Asrani, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
What does the radiograph reveal in this woman with cough and hemoptysis? Is additional imaging warranted?
Article
Worsening Abdominal Pain
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Elizabeth Mausner
- Laura Sheiman, MD
A man has had worsening abdominal pain for several months. What does CT reveal?
Article
Lower Extremity Pain
- Author:
- Gregory Bonci
- Jessica Hayward, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
A man has severe pain in the right lower extremity. What do the radiographs show, and is additional imaging warranted?
Article
Appropriate Use of CT in the Emergency Department
- Author:
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
- Rahul Sharma, MD, MBA, FACEP
- Christopher Wladyka, MD
- Robert J. Min, MD
The availability and capabilities of CT have grown considerably in recent years, making it a diagnostic tool that is commonly used—and sometimes...
Article
Shortness of Breath and Fatigue
- Author:
- Petro Kostandy
- Anup Parikh, MD
- Ashwin Asrani, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
CT is performed on a woman who has dyspnea after recent coronary angioplasty. What do the images show?
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Throat Pain
- Author:
- Ashwin Asrani, MD
- Keith D. Hentel, MD
A woman has throat pain after swallowing a chicken bone. Which imaging studies should you obtain?