…used quantification method is the Agatston score, which incorporates both the area and radiographic density of coronary calcification. CAC therefore functions primarily as an imaging…

…the risk of pneumothorax and is now the standard — puncture on the basis of percussion and a chest radiograph alone belongs to an earlier era…

…and stabilisation for transfer in a suspected fracture. Clinical suspicion of a scaphoid fracture despite a normal radiograph. Contraindications An open fracture or a wound…

…The neurovascular status must be documented before and after every attempt at reduction — otherwise it is impossible to determine afterwards whether a nerve injury was…

…movement — test actively against resistance, tendon by tendon . With a glass injury: consider radiography, since glass is usually visible on plain films. Irrigation fluid: a…

…mass, although absence of a palpable abnormality does not exclude AAA. Plain abdominal radiography has limited sensitivity. A calcified aneurysmal outline may be visible, but…

…leads are unipolar or bipolar. Implantation history and current indication. Device function and battery status. Whether the patient is pacemaker dependent. Whether the device has…