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Rib Cage and Sternal Anatomy

By @rev.med

#Rib #Cage #Anatomy #Ribs #Sternum #Bones
Rib Cage and Sternal ... By @rev.med #Rib ... Cage #Anatomy #Ribs
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... injury Two or more rib ... abdominal viscus #cxr
The second most common chest wall abnormalities that we see on a CXR are metastases in
that we see on a CXR ... vertebral bodies and ribs ... the posterior rib ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Tumor #Metastases #Rib
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... injuries 3. 50% of rib ... fractures missed by CXR
Hoover's Sign

Hoover’s sign refers to inward movement of the lower rib cage during inspiration- instead of
movement of the lower rib ... pulling the inferior ribs
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Nerve Block - Ribs ... POCUS #Ultrasound #Ribs
Cor Triatriatum on Echocardiogram

 - EchoTalk Echocardiography
@echotalk

Cor Triatriatum (or triatrial heart) is a congenital heart defect
Cor Triatriatum ... on Echocardiogram ... the left atrium (cor ... right atrium (cor ... Triatrial #Heart #Echocardiogram
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... injuries 3. 50% of rib ... fractures missed by CXR
LVOT Obstruction noted during CPR on TEE (iatrogenic LVOT obstruction)

- Dr. Tom Jelic
@TomJelic

#LVOT #Obstruction #CPR #ACLS
Obstruction noted during CPR ... #Obstruction #CPR ... #ACLS #TEE #Echocardiogram
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... Run hand along ribs