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Causes of Bone/Joint Pain in Sickle Cell Disease
Vaso-occlusive pain:
 • Mechanism: ischemic pain
 • Can present
Causes of Bone/Joint ... Generally affects long ... bones ... • Most common sites ... BrighamChiefs #Bone #Joint
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Wall: • Acute: Trauma ... : • Acute: Ascites ... , Intra-abdominal ... process • Chronic: Ascites ... Depression - VA Joint
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... peripheral edema, ascites ... HFrEF may lack lung ... → no signs of CXR
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
areas where the lung ... these borders lung-soft ... the upper lobes join ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... #Normal #Labeled
Small Bowel Obstruction and Ascites on POCUS

This patient drove to the ED complaining of 2 hours
Obstruction and Ascites ... hemoperitoneum from trauma—every ... the setting of ascites ... Labeled Schematic ... #POCUS #Abdominal
Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
Pulmonary Contusion on Lung ... hours later on cxr ... supportive care Labeled ... Pulmonary #Contusion #Lung ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
Hemoperitoneum and Hemothorax from ruptured spleen - Perihepatic Window
30's female. No PMH/Not pregnant. Low BP/tachy presents
Key Point: Significant ... Rebleeding in abdominal ... trauma is common ... Labeled Schematic ... ultrasound #pocus #abdominal
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung