Retroperitoneal Trauma: ED Evaluation and Management
What do you need to know for the patient with retroperitoneal trauma?
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EM@3AM: Testicular Rupture
A 25-year-old male is brought to the ED by EMS with pain in the right scrotum after a motorcycle crash. The patient was wearing a helmet, could ambulate at the scene, and states his main concern is his right scrotal pain. Review of systems is unremarkable. He has ecchymosis of right scrotum with exquisite tenderness and perineal bruising. What’s the next step in your evaluation and treatment?
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Visual Wednesdays: Pulmonary Contusions
Better late than never…Walid Malki covers pulmonary contusions beautifully.
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Trauma ICU Rounds – Cricothyrotomy Considerations with Scott Weingart
Dr. Scott Weingart joins us on Rounds to discuss a topic that’s of great interest to the both of us – cricothyroidotomy.
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Trauma ICU Rounds – Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury (BCVI)
Dr. Walt Biffl from Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla joins us on Rounds to discuss the evolution of BCVI management from the early 1990s to present day.
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Trauma ICU Rounds – The rEVOLUTION of ECMO
What are the indications for ECMO beyond ARDS and refractory cardiogenic shock?
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Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury: ED Presentations, Evaluation, and Management
When should you consider blunt cerebrovascular injury, and what’s the evaluation and management?
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Ultrasound G.E.L. – The RUSH Exam in Polytrauma
The RUSH exam is a family favorite. It’s a reliably easy to recall hypotensive protocol that uses ultrasound to help determine the etiology of a patient’s shock. Well here’s a new idea – trauma patient’s can be in shock too, right? So maybe we should perform a full RUSH exam instead of just a measly EFAST? Well…hold your horses there kiddo, there may be more to think about with this one.
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Mammalian Bites: ED presentations, evaluation, and management
Where can we go wrong evaluating and managing mammalian bites?
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