The chest tube is in good position, but the stomach is not! The reason your patient didn’t respond to the chest tube is that they have a traumatic rupture of the diaphragm with the stomach in the chest. It is compressing a good portion of the left lung, leading to dyspnea and poor oxygen saturation.  #Clinical #EM #Trauma #CXR #Diaphragm #Rupture #Traumatic
Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD · 7 years ago
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