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The Trauma Call Timeline

- A trauma team assembles rapidly in response to a major trauma alert
The Trauma Call ... of catastrophic bleeding ... resuscitation to control bleeding ... restore tissue perfusion ... Assessment #Teamwork #Approach
Ruptured Ectopic Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound
25 y/o f w acute abd pain and vaginal bleeding. Upreg
Pregnancy on Pelvic Ultrasound ... f w acute abd pain ... and vaginal bleeding ... useful in non-trauma ... Global Ultrasound
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Approach to Joint ... suggested by warmth, effusion ... the morning • Effusion ... Noninflammatory • Trauma ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
MTP Gout Effusion on POCUS
50s male with DM/HTN (no hx gout) and great toe pain-MTP joint.
and great toe pain-MTP ... No trauma. ... without using ultrasound ... luck with that approach ... #MSK #Toe
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Approach to Joint ... Pain History ... Previous joint trauma ... #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... Pain - Diagnostic ... neuropathy so trauma ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #approach
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... 15 mg/kg/hr IV infusion ... 8, Responds to pain ... • Vaspressor infusion ... #Pediatrics #Trauma
Pancreatitis management checklist 
Evaluation to guide etiology & management 
 - RUQ ultrasound 
 - Calcium
management - RUQ ultrasound ... or postpyloric feeding ... Pain control - ... gram Q6hr) and pain-dose ... ketamine infusion
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
of blood, pus, effusion ... cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... • Call for ultrasound ... re-assess using ultrasound ... PERICARDIOCENTESIS (sub-xiphoid approach
Elbow arthrocentesis with POCUS 
Probe oriented transverse with obvious effusion in the olecranon fossa
Make sure your
transverse with obvious effusion ... Make sure your approach ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound ... #msk