Where to start?

G'day! A new biomed student here. I've been around in this sub quite a while, not completely clueless but still a newbie in radiology, so there sure is so much to learn from you guys. Anatomy class started weeks ago and now is going onto regional-clinical correlations. I too started reviewing old class materials and am particularly interested in this one. This is a case study, which is supposed to be a part of my weekly assignment. Its description reads "...an accident during a cross-country bicycle race one month ago. The right shoulder joint was successfully reduced by an orthopedist using the traction-countertraction technique..." I wish to know and understand your thought process. Like, what comes first to your mind when you see the result, what do you mainly observe and how would it affect your interpretation, what next will you be looking for, and so on. * What is your initial impression? (apart from the obvious dislocation lol) * What clinically significant information this X-ray result alone visually presents? and how does that contribute to/benefit your conclusion? (ex. presence of epiphyseal plate tells us the patient is a child, something like that) * Are there any technical issues in the X-ray imaging that you mostly came across? which of them do you implement to determine if another X-ray or other imaging techniques is required? * I've read a few journals. They certainly are valuable resources with spectacular details provided in each case study, but I find them quite a time-consuming process reviewing all those. Do you personally consider reading scientific journals an effective 'learning' method? or lectures, textbooks, notes, etc. would suffice. Any study tip/advice is always appreciated. Thank you in advance and Have a good day! submitted by /u/Uranus_ss [link] [comments]

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