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Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
• Decompress chest ... thoracostomy, chest ... tube • Consider chest ... source: Head/scalp, Chest ... concern for spinal cord
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... obstruction • COPD ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Physical stigmata of cor ... high-resolution chest
Flail Chest on Physical Exam

Anterior flail chest post MVA, see seatbelt sign as another clue

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Flail Chest on Physical ... Anterior flail chest ... , see seatbelt sign ... docvlok #Flail #Chest ... pulmonary #seatbelt #sign
Umbilical Cord Prolapse - umbilical cord presents ahead of fetus
 • Elevate the presenting fetal part
Umbilical Cord Prolapse ... - umbilical cord ... part to reduce cord ... Maternal knee-to-chest
Myelopathy - Injury to the entire spinal cord - Signs and Symptoms
 • Ataxia (early sign)
entire spinal cord ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Ataxia (early sign ... weakness (late sign ... dexterity loss (early signs
Garland Triad on Chest X-Ray in Sarcoidosis 
aka Pawnbroker's Sign - Right paratracheal and bilateral hilar
Garland Triad on Chest ... aka Pawnbroker's Sign ... Garland #Triad #Chest ... #Pawnbrokers #Sign
Hypoxemia / Hypoxia - Rapid Response Management Algorithm

Stridor - Upper airway pathology:
 • Anaphylaxis
 • Foreign
Epiglottitis • Vocal cord ... pneumothorax, COPD ... MG, ALS) • ↓ chest ... compliance (e.g., flail chest
COPD Physical Exam Likelihood Ratios
Barrel Chest - LR 1.5
Pursed Lip Breathing - LR 2.7
Reduced breath sounds
COPD Physical Exam ... Ratios Barrel Chest ... Hyperresonance of chest ... SatyaPatelMD #COPD
Pulmonary Function Tests (PFTs) - Interpretation Algorithm
 • Normal
 • Pulmonary Hypertension, Anemia, Carboxyhemoglobinemia
 • Chest
Carboxyhemoglobinemia • Chest ... Non-Emphysematous COPD ... Emphysematous COPD
Vocal Cord Paralysis on Bronchoscopy
Bronchogenic carcinoma sometimes presents dysphonia as the first symptom. This patient complained
Vocal Cord Paralysis ... evolving with chest ... Note the vocal cord ... doencasdotorax #Vocal #Cord