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Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Nasal polyps and signs ... thickening, presence of air-fluid ... CT) • Broncho-arterial
Efforts to standardize the approach to trauma have led to an algorithmic, thoughtless approach to trauma
In critically injured ... prioritized as the critical ... witnessed many cases ... , OR, IR). ... #BigTrauma #BeforeCT
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 ... #Track #Sign #CT ... #Lung #Pulmonary ... diagnosis #radiology #clinical
Lung Hernia (Sibson Hernia) on physical exam due to a traumatic chest injury.

Sibson Hernia is a
to a traumatic chest ... injury. ... surgery or certain pulmonary ... Hernia #Sibson #clinical ... #video #thoracic
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... She is sent to CT ... in over 80% of cases ... #Injury #clinical ... #video
Resuscitative Thoracotomy
NOTE: this video is NOT standard technique.
Aka "cracking the chest". A potentially life saving technique
Thoracotomy NOTE: this video ... relief of pressure&air ... tamponade -cardiac injury ... Before decision ... #video #trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... Vital signs: BP ... SpO2 88% on room air ... This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical