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Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
missed by non-trauma ... missed by CXR, ... identify also pulmonary ... Chest #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... #pulmonary
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
missed by non-trauma ... missed by CXR, ... identify also pulmonary ... Chest #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... #pulmonary
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... - Flail chest, pulmonary ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary ... #airway #physicalexam
Facial Swelling - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Facial Edema

Infectious:
	• Dental abscess
	• Ludwig's angina
	• Vincent's angina
	• Cellulitis
	•
Facial Swelling - Differential ... : • Ocular trauma ... with multi-organ trauma ... Swelling #Edema #Differential ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Fracture ... pseudogout • Trauma ... #Leg #pain #differential ... extremity #msk #physicalexam
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... - Differential ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... Injury Lung: • Pulmonary ... Complications #Differential
When a rib fracture heals, the callus formation may create a mass-like appearance (blue arrow).
Sometimes a
When a rib fracture ... is necessary to differentiate ... a healing fracture ... and the enlarged pulmonary ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... arise from blunt trauma ... following chest trauma ... a chest x-ray (CXR ... not seen on a CXR