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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 ... shows a flail chest ... missed by non-trauma ... missed by CXR, ... clinical #video #trauma
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... shows a flail chest ... missed by non-trauma ... missed by CXR, ... clinical #video #trauma
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... Findings in the Trauma ... places - Flail chest ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma
Ribfractures
The most common identified chest wall abnormalities are old ribfractures.
The CXR shows many rib deformities due
common identified chest ... The CXR shows many ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... RibFractures #Rib #Fractures ... #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... Lobar #Pneumonia #RadiologyAssistant
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 ... pneumothorax, PNA, rib fractures ... #Subluxation #POCUS
Sternal fracture on POCUS. 

60 year old PT, fell on her chest 4 days ago, tender
on POCUS. 60 ... PT, fell on her chest ... tender central mid chest ... #Clinical #POCUS ... ultrasound #msk #trauma
PA view
On the PA chest-film it is important to examine all the areas where the lung
view On the PA chest-film ... hemorrhage due to a fracture ... Anatomy #Radiology #CXR ... ParatrachealStripe #RadiologyAssistant ... ParaAorticLine #PAView #RadiologyAssistant
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on ... US beats CXR on ... Most CXR are wasted ... course based on chest ... #ultrasound #trauma
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Binder) • Use POCUS ... thoracostomy, chest ... potential pelvic fracture ... #Pediatrics #Trauma