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Pulmonary Contusion on Lung POCUS

A 20yo M presents after high speed MVA. BP 140/80, HR 95,
Pulmonary Contusion ... on Lung POCUS ... for supportive care ... #Lung #POCUS #BLines ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
globules in the lung ... Surgical Care - ... H/O antecedent trauma ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
world unless you are ... Answer: filariasis ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS ... Scrotom #Scrotal #Filariasis
Iliotibial Band Friction Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • The iliotibial band (ITB) is thickened with
Case description ... • Treatment: Conservative ... • Direct trauma ... /contusion: Soft-tissue
Filariasis - Wuchereria bancrofti
30 yo F from India presents w/ painless immobile firm mass on the
Filariasis - Wuchereria ... Denies any trauma ... Filariasis caused ... Humans are definitive ... Treatment should
Lung Point in Pneumothorax on POCUS

22yo otherwise healthy F presents tachypneic after high speed MVA. Based
Lung Point in Pneumothorax ... on POCUS 22yo ... visceral pleura are ... is called the LUNG ... #trauma #clinical
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
suffered no head trauma ... This post will focus ... arise from blunt trauma ... Pulmonary Contusion ... Radiology #CTChest #Lung
Rib fractures on POCUS 
1. look for a discontinuity at the site of pain and tenderness
Rib fractures on POCUS ... Most CXR are wasted ... orient in line on long ... Rib #fracture #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #trauma
Pseudogout Summary - Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD)

Pathophysiology:
Pyrophosphate produced by chondrocytes likely precipitates with calcium to
after surgery/trauma ... Acute Pseudogout: Treatment ... ≥2 attacks • Long-term ... Syndrome: • A rare