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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest ... sternoclavicular fracture-dislocation ... places - Flail chest ... air leak after chest ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexure Contracture

Thomas' Test assesses for hip flexure contracture.
One hip is maximally flexed
the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Pathogenesis, clinical ... on axillary x-ray ... #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #pathophysiology
Rib Fracture on POCUS

Instead of poorly-sensitive and time-consuming chest xray for rib fracture, instead just “Point
POCUS Instead ... time-consuming chest ... xray for rib fracture ... #ultrasound #msk ... #clinical
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Orthopedic Dislocations ... Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis ... axilla against the chest ... of dash board injury ... Affected hip and knee
Posterior Knee Dislocation Injury
Specifically, POSTERIOR KNEE DISLOCATIONS can have significant associated injury that needs unique approach
Posterior Knee Dislocation ... CLINICAL: instability ... trauma/vascular/orthopedic ... #Injury #msk #clinical ... #video #nsfw
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This patient’s clinical ... exam findings and clinical ... This post will focus ... trauma are diagnosed ... wall, a chest x-ray
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
is difficult to diagnose ... This video shows ... Test #Positive #Clinical ... #Sports #Orthopedics ... #msk
Thomas' Test for Hip Flexibility

Patient lays supine, one hip is maximally flexed to the patient's chest,
the patient's chest ... flexes at the knee ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports ... #msk #orthopedics
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
validation beyond a clinical ... diagnosis; the ... course based on chest ... completely replace x-ray ... POCUS #clinical