Bronchial fracture (mnemonic)

Dr Daniel J Bell ◉ and Dr Ilkhom Nalibaev et al.

A mnemonic for the features of a bronchial fracture on a chest radiograph is:

Ps (or written as PPP or PPPP)

Mnemonic

Ps: progressive or persistent p neumothorax or pneumomediastinum

References

Article information

rID: 19560

System: Chest, Trauma

Section: Mnemonics

Tag: stub, refs, trauma

Synonyms or Alternate Spellings:

Ps (mnemonic)
PPPP (mnemonic)
PPP (mnemonic)
Bronchial fracture mnemonic

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