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Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Rib Subluxation ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... sided CP, SOB, rib ... No hx of trauma. ... POCUS #Clinical #MSK
POCUS - Regional Anesthesia - Trauma Local Nerve Block

 - Ribs
 - Serratus
 - Fascia Iliaca
Regional Anesthesia - Trauma ... Nerve Block - Ribs ... Blocks #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Ribs #Serratus
Rib Fracture on POCUS

There is an interruption in the continuity of this bone (rib), indicated by
Rib Fracture on ... of this bone (rib ... Ultrasound is superior ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... asphyxia Any rib ... of first three ribs ... Fracture of lower ribs ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Trauma - Paradoxical Breathing in Flail Chest 
It occurs when multiple adjacent ribs are broken in
Trauma - Paradoxical ... multiple adjacent ribs ... Breathing #Pattern #Trauma
Lumbar Spine X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Pedicles
 - Vertebral heights and end plates
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Sacro-iliac joints - Ribs ... labeled #anatomy #msk
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 ... procedure #emergency #trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... missed by non-trauma ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... clinical #video #trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Four rib fractures ... missed by non-trauma ... each additional rib ... with multiple rib ... clinical #video #trauma
Scoliosis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings (Cobb Angle > 10 Degrees)

 • Incr Axial rotation of thoracic
joints to the ribs ... -> The rib cage ... transverse plane -> Rib ... prominence of the rib ... pathophysiology #msk