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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... injury Two or more rib
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
Getting Into the Chest ... • Curve along rib ... Open chest with ... rib spreaders ... bleeding vessels, lung
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest after 3 or more ribs are broken in 2 areas
Flail Chest on Physical ... Exam Flail chest ... after 3 or more ribs ... paradoxical motion of a chest ... FedeRebustello #Flail #Chest
Lung Segment Anatomy Annotated on Chest CT
Right Lung:
 • Upper Lobe: Apical, Posterior, Anterior
 • Middle
Lung Segment Anatomy ... Annotated on Chest ... CT Right Lung: ... lang=us #Lung # ... lobes #Segments #Chest
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
Breathing in Flail Chest ... multiple adjacent ribs ... a part of the chest ... EkremMusalar #Flail #Chest
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
Chest Injury Score ... for Blunt Chest ... age Number of rib ... Per additional rib ... fracture Chronic lung
Flail Chest on Physical Exam
Flail chest occurs when 3 or more ribs are broken in at
Flail Chest on Physical ... Exam Flail chest ... when 3 or more ribs ... paradoxical motion of a chest ... ge_maranduba #Flail #Chest
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
movement of the lower rib ... hyperexpansion of the lungs ... pulling the inferior ribs
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Treatment Algorithm

IBS-Constipation:
 • Constipation: Osmotic laxatives
 • Abdominal pain: Antispasmodics

IBS-Diarrhea:
 • Diarrhea:
Bowel Syndrome (IBS ... ) Treatment Algorithm ... IBS-Constipation ... Bowel #Syndrome #IBS ... #Treatment #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... until the chest ... several months of treatment