Independently interpreting plain film imaging is an essential skill for the Emergency Medicine provider. Among the most notorious of injuries likely to be missed is the Maisonneuve fracture. In this post we demonstrate the "can't miss" imaging findings to ensure that you don't make the mistake of thinking this is "just an ankle sprain!"
Blunt chest injury can rarely result in a direct contusion to the myocardium. This "bruise of the heart" can precipiate lethal cardiac arrhythmia, often in a delayed fashion. As you evaluate a trauma patient with complaints of chest pain after blunt injury, you wonder what the correct workup and management of this potentially fatal condition should consist of....
Blunt chest injury can rarely result in a direct contusion to the myocardium. This "bruise of the heart" can precipiate lethal cardiac arrhythmia, often in a delayed fashion. As you evaluate a trauma patient with complaints of chest pain after blunt injury, yo you wonder what the correct workup and management of this potentially fatal condition should consist of....
"Put in a chest tube." Great. But which type of tube? Dr. Adorno's got you covered.
Quick and easy visual guide to anterior cord syndrome, central cord syndrome and Brown Sequard.
Your quick guide to the management of bite wounds in the ED - dogs, cats, and humans - oh, my!
A 41 yo male is brought in by EMS after self inflicted stab wounds to the neck and chest. As the patient is transferred to the ED stretcher, you frantically try to recall the initial priorities in the management of this potentially deadly injury....
An unconscious 35 y/o male presents from the scene of a motor vehicle versus pedestrian accident. The patient is intubated and hypotensive but there is no source of external bleeding. FAST is negative. Blood products are given with no response. CT imaging shows no evidence of bleeding. What should you consider?
A 23 year old male presents to your emergency department with a stab wound to the right side of his lower back. Which of the following below would be consistent with Brown-Sequard Syndrome? (scroll down for answer)
A) Loss of motor function in right leg; loss of temperature sensation in left leg
B) Loss of motor function in left leg; loss of temperature sensation in left leg
C) Loss of motor function in right leg; loss of temperature sensation in right leg
D) Loss of motor function in left leg; loss of temperature sensation in left leg
