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Pertinent Chest x-ray Findings in the Trauma Patient and Implications
Respiratory distress without x-ray findings - Central
Pertinent Chest x-ray ... Air fluid level ... hollow abdominal ... viscus #cxr ... trauma #diagnosis #signs
Gastric Rupture on Positive RUQ FAST Exam

Bike vs Car.  Bicyclist hits anterior torso on mailbox.
Exam Bike vs Car ... for sonographic signs ... #Positive #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Liver
Handlebar Traumatic Injury 
Young girl presents to you after low energy, helmeted bicycle accident. Her vitals
re-exams (normal CXR ... specifically splenic lacs/rupture ... injuries to spleen, liver ... exams, FASTs and ... pattern on your differential
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... purpura: Strong sign ... multiplex • GI tract: Abdominal ... gut involvement, abdominal ... Multiplex, Elevated AST
Facial Bone X-Ray Interpretation Checklist
1. Look for tripod fracture
 • Find the zygoma and fan out
frontozygomatic suture ... Look for a fluid level ... be a secondary sign ... 'black eyebrow sign ... #Bones #Skull #XRay
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Fever in the Returning ... epidemiology: • Stool Culture ... , Chest XRay, Stool ... improved over past ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Authors: Mark M. Ramzy, DO, EMT-P (@MarkRamzyDO, EM Resident Physician, Drexel University, Department of Emergency Medicine)
Vital signs: BP ... This post will focus ... (CXR), try rotating ... not seen on a CXR ... consider intra-abdominal