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Etiology of Splenic Infarction:
 • Hypercoagulability: Factor V Leiden, Antiphospholipid syndrome, Malignancy
 • Embolic disease: Atrial
Etiology of Splenic ... endocarditis • Trauma ... cell disease • Splenic ... compression • Splenic ... #differential #diagnosis
Splenic Laceration 
Most commonly injured organ in BLUNT abdominal trauma 
Grade I
 - Laceration < 1
Splenic Laceration ... BLUNT abdominal trauma ... Grade I - Splenic ... Laceration #Spleen #Trauma ... Classification #Diagnosis
Traumatic Splenic Hematoma on LUQ FAST Exam

31 yo M. Minor blunt trauma from bicycle accident. No
Traumatic Splenic ... Minor blunt trauma ... hyperechoic hematoma in splenic ... @eabramsMD #Splenic ... Clinical #Ultrasound #Trauma
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
- Differential Diagnosis ... rheumatologic, trauma ... Post-splenectomy or Asplenia ... #Differential #Diagnosis
AAST spleen / splenic injury scale 

- Morgan Pinkston Eutermoser
@DenvERdgmd

#Diagnosis #Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic #Injury #Rupture #Scale
AAST spleen / splenic ... @DenvERdgmd #Diagnosis ... Traumatic #Spleen #Splenic
Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest

Video via Dr. Carlos Romero

#Flail #Chest #Paradoxical #Breathing #Pulmonary #Respiratory #clinical #video
Flail Chest Video ... Respiratory #clinical #video ... #trauma #chest
Paradoxical chest movement in Flail Chest 

Oscar Reyes @OR_ECMO

#Flail #Chest #clinical #video #physicalexam #trauma #thoracic
Chest #clinical #video ... #physicalexam #trauma
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
to Consider in Asplenia ... Bordetella holmesii #Asplenia ... #differential #diagnosis
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
Trauma - Paradoxical ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma ... #Video #Clinical
Abdominal evisceration with gastrointestinal peristalsis. 

#clinical #physicalexam #trauma #video #evisceration #hernia #peristalsis #abdominal #eviscerated #smallbowel
#physicalexam #trauma ... #video #evisceration