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McMurray's Test for Meniscal Tear on Knee Examination

With the patient lying supine, the examiner palpates the
Tear on Knee Examination ... injury. ... #Tear #Meniscus ... Knee #clinical #video ... physicalexam #msk #orthopedics
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Implications Respiratory ... distress without ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... insertion - Bronchial tear ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Etiology: • Acute respiratory ... distress syndrome ... Transfusion-related acute lung ... #differential #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Acute Respiratory ... Distress Syndrome ... injury, leading ... to increased pulmonary ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... days before Pulmonary ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
) indicates an injury ... to the lung or ... either a large injury ... to lung or airways ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
Amiodarone Induced Lung ... Direct cytotoxic lung ... injury • Indirect ... toxicity (e.g., acute respiratory ... distress syndrome
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
special ligament/meniscus ... rotation and varus stress ... >> LINK TO ACL TEARS ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... msk #clinical #video
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
long_brit) Case A 39-year-old ... American male in mild distress ... Several of the diagnoses ... considering the diagnosis ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung