The case of the day is this one I shared - acute abdominal pain in young man with known chronic disorder - 4 signs to spot here, leading to one diagnosis.

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Iliotibial band is a fibrous thickening which is formed proximally by joining the tensor fascia lata and gluteus maximus tendons.
Its proximal end strain injury is uncommon.

https://t.co/CL9YRAOlb1

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Clinically not relevant, but interesting info from Dr Charles Lott's webinar on dental imaging: if a tooth is moved too quickly by orthodontic treatment, it can result in 'root amputation' (resorption around the roots, yellow arrows in image)

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The current featured video is a 7 case Upper Limb X-ray tutorial I recorded during the recent lockdown. Big thanks to my first year registrars for letting the world eavesdrop!

WATCH: https://t.co/HKdZaSa4e3

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40yo trauma patient. There’s no injury but there is a syndrome. What is it?

Submit answers as GIF, emoji or haiku ONLY

👤 Case courtesy of via

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The latest free featured video is “Abdominal Itis-es” by .

✅ Look for that dirty fat to guide you to the inflammatory pathology!

WATCH: https://t.co/pAT3xUlsUu

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This is well worth 15 minutes of your time, does an amazing job of summarising the different types of joints. New learning for me: I had never heard of gomphosis before.

https://t.co/0W0oCwvz1P

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at non-irritant, water-soluble oral contrast is useful to demonstrate leaks or fistulae; the timing is dictated by the area of interest, e.g. give 100 ml on the CT table if you need to see the oesophagus or gastric pull-up

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The latest Featured Video is on retroperitoneal and renal tract anatomy by .

Watch now at https://t.co/3MSzRng8W0

Illustrations by

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Q: What has lead to this patient's appendicitis?
ANSWER: https://t.co/cfR6oUDddP

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Q: 35yo male with left knee pain. What’s the diagnosis?
ANSWER: https://t.co/aDChVn7woT

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This amazing document was provided by Ana Kolansky and her team and Harold Litt and his team at the University of Pennsylvania. We hope you find it helpful. We thank them for sharing it with us to share with you.

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Q: 20yo female with cough and lung mass seen on X-ray. What do you think it is?
ANSWER: https://t.co/PlPWVW9Iyc

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Q: What underlying condition do you think this patient suffers from? ANSWER: https://t.co/dgfcjhOXqC

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Q: What type of arthritides do this type osteophytes occur in?
ANSWER: https://t.co/1DBEAiUxtB

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Skull Pseudolesions (I)
Arachnoid (pacchionian) granulations
Are the most common pseudolesion.
They constitute normal protrusions of arachnoid into venous sinuses and diploe. They often grow and become hypertrophic with age.

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NOT an eye test...

What underlying condition does this young patient have?

link: https://t.co/tySTzrhq57

More cases with advanced/unusual pathology: https://t.co/umPMlnowmW

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Great case uploaded to : carotid web. Thin, linear, membrane that extends from the post. ICA just beyond the bifurcation. High risk of stroke. Underappreciated?

Case (Dr Thompson): https://t.co/dgoO6URPUk

Read more: https://t.co/o6nd9LOu1z

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