This podcast is from the International Emergency Medicine Education Project's online textbook, focusing on how to interpret cervical spine (C-spine) X-rays. It details a systematic approach using the ABCD method (Alignment, Bones, Cartilage, Dense soft tissue) to analyze three standard views (lateral, odontoid, and anteroposterior). The podcast thoroughly explains the interpretation of normal and abnormal findings, including various types of C-spine fractures (e.g., Jefferson, Hangman's, teardrop fractures), and other conditions like retropharyngeal abscesses and epiglottitis, which may be visible on C-spine X-rays. Finally, it discusses clinical decision rules (NEXUS and Canadian C-spine rules) and considerations for specific patient groups (pediatrics, geriatrics, and pregnant patients).

How to Interpret C-Spine X-ray (2024)

This playlist consists of four topics which every medical student should know about the specialty of Emergency Medicine. You can find these titles in iem-student.com website too.

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International Emergency Medicine Education Project is an international project aiming to promote Emergency Medicine and provide free educational resources for medical students/interns and medical teachers/educators. The audio podcast is one of the components of the project to increase accessibility to the content provided by international contributors. The content of this project is freely available in iBook, pdf, eBook, website (iem-student.org)and audio formats for every medical trainee in the world. We support free open access medical education (FOAM). All materials are free to use, download and share.

How to Interpret C-Spine X-ray (2024)

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