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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
lower ribs 9 to 12 ... - Abdominal injury ... chest, pulmonary contusion ... chestxray #trauma #diagnosis ... #signs #radiology
Abdominal X-Ray Anatomy and Interpretation Checklist
 - Is there bowel dilatation, wall edema or pneumatosis?
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Abdominal X-Ray ... you place every focus ... Check all of the bones ... interpretation #radiology ... #diagnosis #labeled
Chest X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
Outline ALL bones
Check soft tissues
Assess heart borders
Is density, behind the heart the same
Checklist Outline ALL bones ... contour Carina angle ... cervical rib Check lung ... Interpretation #Checklist #radiology ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
tolerance, and ankle ... Symptoms: cough, abdominal ... : weight gain, lung ... HFrEF may lack lung ... #management #cardiology
Echocardiography
Right ventricular function can be assessed using several methods and echocardiography is generally the first‐line tool
generally the first‐line ... TAPSE is <17 mm,12 ... of normal <35%12 ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology ... #POCUS #Echocardiogram
Abdominal Compartment Syndrome & Intrabdominal Pressure Measurement
APP (Abdominal Perfusion Pressure) = MAP (Mean Arterial Pressure) -
(IAH) is IAP (>12 ... CO) and impedes lung ... POCUS) and function ... the mid-axillary line ... #Instructions #diagnosis
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
This post will focus ... particularly ribs 9-12 ... consider intra-abdominal ... #Radiology #CTChest ... #Lung #Pulmonary