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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 ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... contusion Dr. ... #trauma #pulmonary
Flail Chest Breathing on Physical Exam
74 year-old male, fallen over in the garden. Four rib fractures.
Flail Chest Breathing ... fractures missed by CXR ... , so use CT to identify ... contusion Dr. ... #trauma #pulmonary
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... Gastrointestinal (GI) gas pattern ... abdominal viscus #cxr ... #chestxray #trauma ... diagnosis #signs #radiology
Miliary Pattern - Chest Radiology
 • Miliary opacities are scattered, small (1 -4 mm) nodules
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Miliary Pattern ... throughout the lungs ... differential #diagnosis #pulmonary ... #CXR #clinical ... #CT
Progressive Massive Fibrosis aka Complicated Silicosis.
Silicosis is a fibrotic lung disease caused by inhalation of crystalline
is a fibrotic lung ... Calcification (seen in CT ... typical eggshell pattern ... #CXR #Chest #XRay ... #labeled #pulmonary
Basics of Waveform Capnography
Waveform capnography assesses ventilation by monitoring exhaled carbon dioxide
Can use measurement and morphology
data regarding pulmonary ... Monitoring spontaneous respiration ... Assessing ROSC during CPR ... zero WAVEFORM PATTERNS ... the heart to the lung
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
a chest x-ray (CXR ... chest radiograph pattern ... not seen on a CXR ... Pulmonary Contusion ... #Lung #Pulmonary