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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... contusion Dr. ... #PhysicalExam #
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... contusion Dr. ... #PhysicalExam #
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... , pulmonary contusion ... Gastrointestinal (GI) gas pattern ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #diagnosis #signs
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Occasional sighs ... #Breathing #Patterns ... #Pulmonary #Abnormalities ... #Abnormal #Diagnosis ... #PhysicalExam
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... diffuse inhalational injury ... #pulmonary #CXR ... #clinical #CT
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
bronchial wall injury ... Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... high-resolution chest CT
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
injury, leading ... be detected on CT ... or CXR ● PaO2/ ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
quantify renal injury ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... : • CT chest to ... sparing of the lung ... • IF staining patterns
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
data regarding pulmonary ... Assessing ROSC during CPR ... the heart to the lung ... oscillations - Sign ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
Handlebar Traumatic Injury ... re-exams (normal CXR ... She is sent to CT ... and/or delayed diagnosis ... pattern on your