in

All Tags » trauma (RSS)

Browse by Tags

  • Case of the Week - Case # 76

    26-year-old female found unresponsive after a multiple drug overdose. Pt was profoundly hypoxic and bradypneic upon EMS arrival. She was intubated by the paramedics without any medications. While in the ED, the patient remained unresponsive to both verbal and tactile stimuli. She was not assisting the...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 05-19-2008

  • Case of the Week - Case # 66

    An 87-year-old female nursing home resident presents to the ED hypotensive after a fall. The patient has a history of organic brain syndrome, a fib on coumadin, hypertension, coronary artery disease, hypothyroidism and gout. The patient is nonverbal. Her vitals signs are as follows: BP 62/40, HR 108...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 03-04-2008

  • Case of the Week - Case # 62

    A 24-year-old male presents after having been stabbed to the anterior right hemithorax with a screwdriver. His vital signs are stable and his pulse ox is 95% on room air. You perform a FAST exam and note the following on the perihepatic window. Take the Case
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 02-06-2008

  • Case of the Week - Case # 57

    A 32-year-old male presents to the ED after being shot. He has an entrance wound noted at the anterior axillary line near the lower costal margin. An upright chest radiograph reveals no intrathoracic trauma. The bullet's location is not seen on the chest radiograph. The patient's vital signs...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 01-01-2008

  • Case of the Week - Case # 54

    A 26-year-old male presents to the ED after a stab wound to the left chest. The patient has stable vital signs and has diminished breath sounds on the left but the patient is splinting due to pain. You and your resident perform a FAST exam and see no evidence of a pericardial effusion. During performance...
    Posted to Cases (Weblog) by Rob on 12-10-2007
Page 1 of 1 (5 items)
Copyright © EMsono, LLC, 2006 - 2008. Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Education