Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

What is tx of exstrophy of the bladder? _____

_____ embolism after lung trauma, ventilator use, removal of central line, or heart vessel surgery

Hint: Type

What is the treatment for traumatic clavicular fractures in older children? Displaced fractures → _____ Nondisplaced fractures → _____

Grade _____ splenic injury is defined as laceration penetrating 1-3 cm into the parenchyma or hematoma < 10-50% of the surface area

What is the underlying cause of hemorrhagic shock in a patient with decreased breath sounds, tracheal deviation, and dullness to percussion? _____

A(n) _____ hernia can mislead clinicians into thinking hernia is not incarcerated

_____ can present with point tenderness in the anterior shin

Hint: Shin splints or stress fractures

Shortened and externally rotated hip after trauma = _____

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) should be considered for asymptomatic patients with ≥ _____% stenosis

What imaging modality should be used to evaluate a suspected urethral injury (e.g. patient with a penile fracture)? _____