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Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Cardiac ... Contusion • Acute ... Lung: • Pulmonary ... #Algorithm #Causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... bronchial wall injury ... Loss of weight • Chest ... Most Common Causes ... 3% of patients; more
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
between these chest ... This would be more ... nodular interstitial lung ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... blood cells in the lung ... Traumatic brain injury ... nervous system injury ... infiltrates on chest
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

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

How?  Possible
injury • Indirect ... pleural effusions • Acute ... toxicity (e.g., acute ... pneumonia) is more ... Pleuritic chest
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... stratification #diagnosis
Morel-Lavallée Lesion - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Large, smoothly marginated, well-circumscribed mass along the medial myofascial
Morel-Lavallée Lesion ... - MSK Radiology ... Closed degloving injury ... Lesion #clinical #mri ... #diagnosis #msk
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Several of the diagnoses ... a potentially more ... trauma are diagnosed ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary