Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

What blunt chest trauma complication is characterized by unilateral decreased breath sounds and patchy, irregular alveolar infiltrate on imaging < 24 hours after the injury? _____

A FAST exam _____ see retroperitoneal fluid

Hint: can/cannot

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) should be considered for symptomatic patients (e.g. TIA, stroke) with carotid stenosis between _____ - _____% to reduce future stroke risk

Trauma, pelvic fracture and insertion of a Foley catheter shows gross hematuria. Diagnosis? _____ Imaging? _____

What is a neurological consequence of testicular torsion? _____

Epicondylitis treatment begins with _____

Hint: conservative/surgery

Evaluation of kidney injury in blunt genitourinary trauma should include urinalysis and _____ in hemodynamically stable patients with evidence of microscopic hematuria and other signs of abdominal trauma (e.g. tenderness)

Hint: imaging

Treatment of a small perforation of esophagus (Boerhaave) is _____

Circumferential, full-thickness burns can result in eschar formation that restricts venous/lymphatic drainage, leading to _____ syndrome

Blood at urethral meatus and high riding prostate → _____

Hint: next step