What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Sarab Sodhi
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A 13 yo F presents to the ED with R elbow pain after falling off the top of a cheerleading pyramid.
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Sarab Sodhi, MD
What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Sarab Sodhi
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A 20 yo F presents to the ED following a restrained driver MVC where she struck a tree.
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What's the Diagnosis? By Dr. Sarab Sodhi
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An 81 yo M presents to the ED with his daughter for worsening confusion.
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#EMconf: Shock Pearls from Dr. Mallemat
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This past week Dr. Mallemat (@CriticalCareNow) shared his wisdom and approach to patients suffering from undifferentiated shock. Keep reading for some very practical pearls!
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#EMconf: Traumatic Arrest and REBOA
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Have you cared for a paient dying from traumatic hemorrhagic shock despite maximum resucitation efforts? Dr. Zaffer Qasim from Christiana Care and @emmeddoc joined us for an outstanding talk on the use of REBOA in this patient population.
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Imaging Case: Answer
Answer: B. Salter-Harris Fracture Type II
In a patient with open growth plates, the Salter Harris Classification is used for description and prognostication.
Imaging Case: 15 Year Old Girl with Right Wrist Pain
Case: A 15 year old girl flipped while snowboarding and landed on her right arm. She complains of severe right wrist pain. A plain film of the wrist is obtained:
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Imaging Case: Where is the Central Line?
Case: A 68 year old woman presents to the ED with fever, hypotension, and AMS. She has a PICC in place. Your overzealous intern places a central line, and he swears the stick was venous. You obtain and CXR to confirm line placement. Where does the line terminate?
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