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Thoracic Trauma - Lethal 6 and Hidden 6 of Thoracic Trauma
The Lethal 6 of Thoracic Trauma:
: • Tension Pneumothorax ... Obstruction • Open Pneumothorax ... Tamponade • Flail Chest ... Blunt Cardiac Injury ... #diagnosis #management
Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Findings in the Trauma ... rib fracture - Pneumothorax ... Persistent large pneumothorax ... cxr #chestxray #trauma ... #diagnosis #signs
Chest Trauma Complications - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Pericarditis
 • Myocardial Contusion
 •
Chest Trauma Complications ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Diaphragm Injury ... Lung: • Pulmonary ... Contusion • Pneumothorax
Chest Injury Score for Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
Age - 1 - Per additional 10-year increase starting
Chest Injury Score ... Wall Trauma Age ... fracture Chronic lung ... Score #Blunt #Trauma ... Stratification #Diagnosis
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pleura • Pneumothorax ... • Muscular Injury ... • Trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Absent Lung Sliding in Pneumothorax on Lung POCUS

24yo F pleuritic chest pain.  No history of
in Pneumothorax ... 24yo F pleuritic chest ... No history of trauma ... What’s the diagnosis ... (pneumothorax)
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Breast Leukemia Lung ... esophageal perforation. chest ... trauma) Indirect ... Blunt chest trauma ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
) indicates an injury ... to the lung or ... either a large injury ... to lung or airways ... ChestTube #Drains #Diagnosis
Beyond the classic trauma patient during your E-Fast Exam, who else does the Sono-Pros scan?
- Primary
Beyond the classic trauma ... with underlying lung ... in penetrating trauma ... or blunt trauma ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
ARDS: Clinical Cheat ... , inflammatory lung ... injury, leading ... cause such as trauma ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis