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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 ... Four rib fractures ... shows a flail chest ... with multiple rib fractures ... 3. 50% of rib fractures
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... Four rib fractures ... shows a flail chest ... with multiple rib fractures ... 3. 50% of rib fractures
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... Fracture of first ... Two or more rib fractures ... places - Flail chest ... Scapular fracture
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Rib Fractures Rib ... fractures, though ... diagnosed with rib fractures ... injury, 50% of rib fractures ... with multiple rib fractures
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... course based on chest ... confirm in the short ... as a step off / fracture ... #Rib #fracture #
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
Diagnosis and Clinical Features ... Hyperpigmentation is not a feature ... , pathological fractures ... dexamethasone suppression test ... is suspected: chest