85-year-old male with left-sided chest wall pain. The patient was a restrained driver in a MVC where his car was hit on the driver’s side by another car traveling between 30 and 45 MPH. The patient’s vitals are 120/80, pulse 95, RR 20, and sat 93%. You perform a focused ultrasound of his...
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Rob
on 14 Dec 2009
Filed under: trauma, lung, Beginner, Thoracic
A 16-year-old male with presents with a gunshot wound to his chest. The patient states he was in a house when he heard gunshots. As he ran from the house he developed pain to his right upper back. He presented to the ED via a private vehicle complaining of back pain & mild shortness of breath. His...
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Rob
on 4 Dec 2009
Filed under: trauma, FAST, Intermediate, Pediatric, GSW
34-year-old male felt a pop in his right bicep after lifting a refrigerator. He has marked swelling noted of the arm and has limited ROM due to pain. You perform a focused ultrasound and note the following… Take the Case
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Rob
on 20 Nov 2009
Filed under: trauma, Musculoskeletal
24-year-old female with multiple traumatic injuries sustained in rollover MVC. She has left thoraco-abdominal bruising and tenderness. Her vitals: BP 108/64, HR 114, RR 22, T 36.9. Her blood pressure was unchanged and her HR decreased to 102 after 2 liters of NS. You perform a FAST ultrasound and obtain...
22-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the right chest. His vitals are stable. You perform an ultrasound of the right chest and note the following… Ta ke the Case
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Rob
on 11 Sep 2009
Filed under: trauma, lung, Thoracic