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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... Findings in the Trauma ... distress without x-ray ... Pneumothorax, pulmonary ... cxr #chestxray #trauma
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
occur around the knee ... on XRay - Age > ... @docskalski #Knee ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... #Radiology #XRay
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
occur around the knee ... on XRay Age < 30 ... island • Stress fracture ... @docskalski #Knee ... Lesions #Bony #Differential
Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pathogenesis and Clinical findings
 • Pain in lumbar area and gluteal region: (Dull, insidious
progresses) - X-ray ... most commonly the knees ... thoracic kyphosis, X-ray ... bamboo spine) -> Fracture ... spine with minor trauma
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
Stridor - Differential ... Ludwig's angina Trauma ... Mechanical: • Larynx fracture ... stenosis #Stridor #differential ... diagnosis #causes #pulmonary
Pellegrini-Stieda lesions are ossified post-traumatic lesions at (or near) the medial femoral collateral ligament adjacent to
injury is a Stieda fracture ... Pellegrini-stieda #lesion #trauma ... #knee #xray #stieda ... #fracture #calcification
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
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Chest Trauma Complications ... - Differential ... Wall: • Rib Fractures ... Injury Lung: • Pulmonary ... Complications #Differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
other forms of trauma ... anterior horn gray ... Vertebral burst fracture ... herniation - Trauma ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... non-threatening pulmonary ... arise from blunt trauma ... following chest trauma ... Pulmonary Contusion