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Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
Abuse Guideline ... AST or ALT> 80, signs ... of chest trauma ... , or ill appearance ... #Workup #Peds #Pediatrics
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical ... breathing is often a sign ... It causes the chest ... includes flail chest ... #peds #pediatrics
Air Bronchogram Sign on Chest CT
 • Patent airways surrounded by opacified lung
 • DDx: pna,
Air Bronchogram Sign ... on Chest CT • ... edema, severe ILD ... #Bronchogram #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Tram Track Sign on Chest CT
 • Parallel, non-tapering airways, extending to the lung periphery.
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Tram Track Sign ... on Chest CT • Parallel ... bronchiectasis, CF, ILD ... #Tram #Track #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Galaxy Sign on Chest CT
 • Coalescent granuloma with a central dense mass and tiny peripheral
Galaxy Sign on Chest ... CT • Coalescent ... progressive massive fibrosis ... .2016.12.033 #Galaxy #Sign ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Loss of weight • Chest ... Causes: • Cystic fibrosis ... Nasal polyps and signs ... high-resolution chest ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
hyperglycemia —+ mild ... dexamethasone suppression test ... is suspected: chest ... x-ray and/or CT ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Management Pneumonia Signs ... • Pleuritic chest ... (LR + 4.0) Physical ... infiltrate by chest ... radiograph or CT
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician ... of breath and chest ... Vital signs: BP ... to rely on our physical ... #Radiology #CTChest