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Positive LUQ on FAST Exam - Rupture Spleen

POCUS pearl: the splenorenal ligament tethers the spleen and
FAST Exam - Rupture ... the splenorenal ligament ... fluid, as in this ruptured ... #LUQ #Ruptured ... #Spleen #clinical
Ruptured Chordae Tendineae on POCUS Echocardiogram
 
Many underlying causes, not limited to: MVP, subacute endocarditis, connective
Ruptured Chordae ... tissue d/o, blunt chest ... trauma. ... MR when you see ruptured ... SonoStache #Ruptured
The chest tube is in good position, but the stomach is not! The reason your patient
The chest tube is ... respond to the chest ... have a traumatic rupture ... #Clinical #EM #Trauma ... #Rupture #Traumatic
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Gastric Rupture ... viscus (gastric rupture ... RJonesSonoEM #Gastric #Rupture ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... #Liver #Trauma
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest XRay

Etiologies:   Pneumothorax (spontaneous or traumatic), trauma (tracheobronchial injury, barotrauma), esophageal
Subcutaneous emphysema on Chest ... or traumatic), trauma ... esophageal perforation/rupture ... inhalation Management ... #Clinical #Radiology
Esophageal Rupture with Gastric Contents seen on Lung Ultrasound
Middle aged patient with oesophageal Ca presents generally
Esophageal Rupture ... gastric contents in chest ... – oesophageal rupture ... contents within chest ... #Esophageal #Rupture
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Diagnosis and Management ... • Pleuritic chest ... Uremia (blood urea ... infiltrate by chest ... Yield of blood CX
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