Items tagged “emergency medicine”
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Talar fracture
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24 Apr 2014
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Chest stabbing
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04 May 2014
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Traumatic hepatic laceration
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28 Oct 2014
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Rib fractures
Rib fractures are a common consequence of trauma and can cause life-threatening complications.
Epidemiology
Associations
Rib fractures are often associated with other injuries and the greater the number of rib fractures the more likely are associated injuries 1,3:
brachial plexus or subclavi...
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Right heart strain
Right heart strain (or more precisely right ventricular strain) is a term given to denote the presence of right ventricular dysfunction usually in the absence of an underlying cardiomyopathy. It can manifest as an acute right heart syndrome.
Pathology
Right heart strain can often occur as a re...
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Priapism
Priapism (rarely penile priapism, to differentiate from the very rare clitoral priapism) is a prolonged erection that persists beyond or is not related to sexual stimulation. Imaging, particularly Doppler ultrasound, can help distinguish between ischemic (low-flow) priapism, which is a urologic ...
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Ischemic (low flow) priapism
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19 Dec 2014
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Osteomyelitis - first digit proximal phalanx
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28 Dec 2014
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Multiorgan trauma with CT features of hypotension
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17 Jan 2015
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Lunate dislocation
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19 Jan 2015
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Bennett fracture
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19 Jan 2015
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Ovarian torsion
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26 Jan 2015
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Cerebral contusions
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16 Feb 2015
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Frostbite
Frostbite is a focal tissue injury from exposure to extremely low temperatures, and most commonly involves the fingers and toes. It is most commonly encountered in radiology in a differential for acro-osteolysis.
Clinical presentation
Most common on exposed areas: hands, feet, face and ears. T...
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Chronic subdural hemorrhage
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03 Feb 2015
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Testicular torsion
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11 Feb 2015
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Ottawa knee rules
The Ottawa knee rules are a clinical decision-making strategy for determining which patients require radiographic imaging for knee pain following trauma.
A patient with knee pain qualifies for knee radiographs if any of the following apply:
55 years or older
point tenderness at the fibular he...
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Pittsburgh knee rules
The Pittsburgh knee rules are a clinical decision-making strategy for determining which patients require radiographic imaging for knee pain.
A patient with knee pain qualifies for a radiograph if:
fall or blunt trauma
<12 years old or >50 years old
inability to take four steps, regardless of...
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Intratesticular hematoma
Intratesticular hematomas are hematomas within the testis and typically result from testicular trauma.
Radiographic features
Ultrasound
isoechoic/hyperechoic region in the traumatised testis, becoming more hypoechoic as it resolves
lack of color Doppler flow
Differential diagnosis
segmenta...
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Gunshot wound and shock bowel
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14 Mar 2015
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