Items tagged “emergency”
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Acetabular fracture
Acetabular fractures are a type of pelvic fracture, which may also involve the ilium, ischium or pubis depending on fracture configuration.
Epidemiology
Acetabular fractures are uncommon. The reported incidence is approximately 3 per 100,000 per year. This study reported a 63% to 37% male to f...
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Pre-eclampsia
Pre-eclampsia is a disorder of pregnancy involving new-onset hypertension (systolic BP ≥140 mmHg or diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg) and involvement of one or more other organ systems.
Epidemiology
Pre-eclampsia affects up to 8% of pregnancies 1.
Risk factors
diabetes mellitus 2
chronic hypertension ...
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Massive pulmonary embolism
A massive pulmonary embolism (PE) represents the most severe manifestation of venous thromboembolic disease and causes acute right ventricular outflow obstruction which can be fatal. The source is sometimes a clinically silent free-floating lower limb thrombus originating from the soleal intramu...
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Submassive pulmonary embolism
A submassive pulmonary embolism refers to an acute pulmonary embolism with evidence of myocardial necrosis or right ventricular dysfunction in the absence of systemic hypotension. An elevation in troponin I or T provides evidence of myocardial necrosis. Right ventricular dysfunction is defined b...
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Basilic vein cannulation (ultrasound)
Published
19 Jan 2019
63% complete
Ultrasound
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Abdominal compartment syndrome
Abdominal compartment syndrome is a disease defined by the presence of new end-organ dysfunction secondary to elevated intra-abdominal pressure. Radiological diagnosis is difficult and usually suggested when a collection of imaging findings are present in the appropriate clinical setting or if t...
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De Winter pattern (electrocardiogram)
An electrocardiographic finding suggestive of impending myocardial infarction, the de Winter's pattern (or "de Winter's T-waves") describes an abnormality thought to be indicative of acute occlusion of the proximal left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) 2. Timely recognition of this patt...
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Ocular foreign body
An ocular foreign body occurs when an orbital foreign body intrudes into the globe itself, often threatening vision, and requiring urgent surgical removal.
Clinical presentation
Patients present in a highly variable manner based on the precise intraocular location and properties of the foreign...
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Dental trauma
Dental trauma is common, affecting up to one-third of the population. While often clinically apparent, they may be overlooked in the setting of severe trauma.
Pathology
The maxillary incisors are the most commonly injured tooth. Dental trauma is commonly classified as 1,2:
luxation
concuss...
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Subglottic stenosis
Subglottic stenosis is a condition characterized by narrowing of the subglottic airway (region below the vocal cords). It can be congenital or acquired 1.
Epidemiology
Subglottic stenosis is the third most common congenital airway abnormality. The incidence of subglottic stenosis has decreased...
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Median nerve block (ultrasound-guided)
Median nerve block is a technique used for providing anesthesia to the median nerve territory, it may be performed at the level of the arm, elbow, forearm or the wrist.
Indications
fracture reductions
surgical repair of fractures
incision and drainage of cysts and abscesses
post-op...
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Abnormal testicular Doppler flow (differential)
Abnormal testicular Doppler flow (arterial, venous, or both) can be a differential challenge. Always remember that the patient's presenting history helps quite a bit in narrowing the differential.
Reduced flow
partial testicular torsion (<360 degrees)
venous outflow is obstructed first, resul...
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Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis
Pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis is a serious infection of the flexor tendon sheath of a finger that can lead to devastating consequences if delayed 1,2. With the early diagnosis and treatment of pyogenic flexor tenosynovitis, the serious sequelae of infection are markedly decreased. In a large ser...
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Pericardiocentesis
Pericardiocentesis is a procedure that can be performed to withdraw pericardial fluid as a therapeutic intervention or a diagnostic modality.
Indications
diagnostic
pericardial effusion of an unknown etiology
therapeutic
relief of pericardial tamponade
Contraindications
absolute
none (gi...
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Acute cor pulmonale (ultrasound)
Published
02 Nov 2020
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X-ray
Ultrasound
CT
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Pulmonary embolism
Published
31 Oct 2020
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Ultrasound
CT
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Stroke volume
The stroke volume (SV) is referred to as the volume of blood ejected into the aorta or main pulmonary artery during each cardiac cycle. The stroke volume index (SVI) is the stroke volume corrected for the body surface area (BSA).
Usage
The stroke volume is another integral parameter used for t...
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Fecal impaction
Fecal impaction is the inability to spontaneously evacuate solid feces. It is common in the elderly population. A severe form of fecal impaction is often referred to as a fecaloma.
Terminology
Fecal loading is a poorly defined term but generally refers to the volume of fecal material in the c...
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Aortic dissection
Published
20 Dec 2020
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CT
X-ray
Ultrasound
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Epiploic appendagitis
Published
26 Mar 2021
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CT
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