Don’t Miss That Radiology ⭐

Episode 3: Chest X-Ray Emergencies – Don’t Miss These Critical Findings

Some chest X-rays can’t wait. In this episode of Don’t Miss That Radiology, Dr. Matthew Hartman reviews the life-threatening findings every medical student, resident, and clinician should recognize before the patient leaves the imaging department.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• ✅ How to identify misplaced lines and tubes
• ✅ Recognize a pneumothorax before it becomes a tension pneumothorax
• ✅ Detect free air under the diaphragm and know when it signals a surgical emergency
• ✅ Recognize pneumomediastinum and understand its key imaging clues
• ✅ Identify pleural effusions and distinguish them from other causes of chest opacity
• ✅ Develop a systematic approach to interpreting emergency chest radiographs with real teaching cases and practical pearls

Whether you’re on your radiology rotation, in the emergency department, or preparing for exams, this episode focuses on the chest X-ray findings you simply can’t afford to miss.

📚 Don’t Miss That Radiology helps medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals build confidence through memorable teaching points and real-world cases.

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Episode 2: Don’t Miss That Bowel Obstruction! 🚨

Small bowel obstruction or large bowel obstruction? In this episode of Don’t Miss That Radiology, Dr. Matthew Hartman walks you through a practical, step-by-step approach to abdominal radiographs using the Rule of Threes to quickly recognize bowel pathology.

You’ll learn how to:
✅ Differentiate small bowel from large bowel obstruction
✅ Apply the Rule of Threes to bowel dilation
✅ Recognize the classic coffee bean sign of sigmoid volvulus
✅ Identify imaging clues that should never be missed
✅ Build a systematic search pattern for abdominal X-rays

Whether you’re a medical student, resident, or clinician looking to improve your abdominal imaging skills, this episode provides memorable teaching points and real-world examples to help you read with confidence.

Remember: You only see what you know… don’t miss that.

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Don’t Miss That Radiology ⭐ | Episode 1: The Law of Burps and Farts (Free Air Detection)

Looking at abdominal X-rays doesn’t have to be intimidating. In this first episode of Don’t Miss That Radiology, Dr. Matthew Hartman introduces a simple, memorable approach to identifying free intraperitoneal air using the “Law of Burps and Farts.”

You’ll learn:

• ✅ A systematic approach to every abdominal radiograph using Stones, Bones, Mass, and Gas
• ✅ How patient positioning changes the appearance of free air
• ✅ The “Law of Burps and Farts”—an easy way to remember where air should (and shouldn’t) be
• ✅ How to recognize Rigler’s sign and other classic clues to pneumoperitoneum
• ✅ Real cases that help you avoid missing a surgical emergency

Whether you’re a medical student, resident, emergency physician, or anyone learning radiology, this episode provides practical tools you can apply immediately on your next abdominal X-ray.

📚 Don’t Miss That Radiology is a podcast dedicated to helping learners recognize critical imaging findings through memorable teaching pearls and real-world cases.

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