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Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Interpretation Checklist ... Sacro-iliac joints - Ribs ... - Lung bases ... #anatomy #msk #checklist
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Interpretation Checklist ... heart borders Is ... Check apices for pneumothorax ... tumour, cervical rib ... Check lung periphery
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax on POCUS
Don't mistake for PTX -> Find ribs to confirm pleural line
Subcutaneous Emphysema vs Pneumothorax ... for PTX -> Find ribs ... Emphysema #comparison #ultrasound ... #lung #pneumothorax
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
classic scenario is ... with underlying lung ... involving the lung ... trauma with broken ribs ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
• Curve along rib ... Open chest with rib ... bleeding vessels, lung ... Run hand along ribs ... emergency #trauma #checklist
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Tube Placement Checklist ... Dissect above one rib ... ensure that the lung ... is not adherent ... Procedure #Management #CriticalCare
False Positive Lung Point on POCUS
Lung-Cardiac Point and Lung-Diaphragm Point
These images highlight selected differentials to pleural
False Positive Lung ... Point and Lung-Diaphragm ... This set is not ... " a finding in pneumothorax-related ... lungdiaphragam #ultrasound
In ARDS, we know that the lungs are so diffusely injured that the remaining total area
Lung Strain is Tidal ... strain is 4! ... likely the best ... rest and recovery ... #ards #foamed #criticalcare
The BLUE-protocol decision tree - performed on dyspneic patients who will be admitted to the ICU

The
The A’-profile is ... The B’-profile is ... The A/B profile is ... Algorithm #Dyspnea #CriticalCare ... #Ultrasound
Reduced Lung Sliding in the setting of COPD Exacerbation and Hyperinflation
60 yo w SOB and hypoxia.
Lung ultrasound ... Lung sliding is ... appreciate, making pneumothorax ... pulmonary #clinical #ultrasound ... hyperinflation #mimic #pneumothorax