This month’s Medical Malpractice Insights comes down to the classic question: Airway versus Breathing…
Medical Malpractice Insights: Airway or Tension Pneumothorax – Which do you treat first? Read More »
A 30-year-old male presents after a motor vehicle accident with chest pain and shortness of breath. He is alert, speaking in 1-2 word responses, and appears in moderate respiratory distress. He has normal left sided breath sounds, but none on the right. No lung sliding is seen with ultrasound examination of the right thorax. His trachea is deviated left, and increased JVD is noted. What is this patient’s presentation consistent with? What is your next step in management?
EM@3AM: Pneumothorax Read More »
Ultrasound is an important component of the evaluation for pneumothorax. This US Probe post looks at a case of pneumothorax and provides great pearls for your next shift.
US Probe: Radiographically Occult Pneumothorax Identified by Ultrasound Read More »
ACS may present in various fashions, and many other deadly conditions can mimic ACS. How can you differentiate these conditions? This post evaluates several diseases that appear similar to ACS.
ACS Mimics: ED Differential Diagnosis and Approach to Management Read More »
Use POCUS and get right to the (lung) point!
US Probe: Ultrasound for Lung Point Read More »
The patient with penetrating trauma can present with many different injuries. The majority of injuries are easily diagnosed. What about the patient with pneumothorax, diaphragmatic injury, ureteral injury, and hollow viscus injury? These are not so easy to diagnose, and delay in management can cause significant morbidity and mortality. This post provides pearls and pitfalls for these conditions.
Penetrating Trauma: What We Miss and How We Can Improve Read More »