11 results
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
o Consent o Position ... Meds o Review Cxr ... Dissect above one rib ... ensure that the lung ... Checklist #Procedure #Management
Rib Subluxation on Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

60ish yo patient presents with left sided CP, SOB,
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... No hx of trauma. ... CXR and CTA Chest ... #Subluxation #POCUS ... #Clinical #MSK
Lobar pneumonia
On the chest x-ray there is an ill-defined area of increased density in the right
pneumonia On the chest ... an ill-defined area ... is in a normal position ... weight loss or long ... #CXR #AirBronchogram
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
US beats CXR on ... in line on long ... course based on chest ... POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #trauma
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... Cheat Sheet ... , inflammatory lung ... detected on CT or CXR ... cause such as trauma
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Pertinent positives ... This patient’s clinical ... x-ray (CXR), try ... not seen on a CXR ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung
The chest tube is in good position, but the stomach is not! The reason your patient
The chest tube is ... in good position ... portion of the left lung ... #Clinical #EM #Trauma ... #CXR #Diaphragm
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Fraction (HFrEF) Clinical ... venous pressure, positive ... Chest x-ray: signs ... → no signs of CXR ... heartfailure #diagnosis #management
Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
POCUS A 20yo ... which is the best management ... hours later on cxr ... #clinical #ultrasound ... #trauma
Good vs Bad CPR on POCUS TEE during Cardiac Arrest
POCUS TEE can be utilized intra-arrest to
on POCUS TEE during ... mid-esophageal long ... person performing chest ... changed their hand position ... #POCUS #TEE #clinical