Subungual Hematoma on POCUS

Q: This patient presented with thumb pain. What is your best management option?
Resolution: trephination is your best management option for this sublingual hematoma. Normal subungual space is 1-2mm, whereas this patient’s was 4mm!

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- Dr. Meghan Herbst https://twitter.com/EUSmkh

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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD @eusmkh · 5 years ago
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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