Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

How does the flail chest segment move with inspiration? _____

What pathology presents with an arm that is externally rotated and slightly abducted (handshake position), and numbness over the deltoid? _____

_____ fracture may present with tenderness proximal to the base of the first metacarpal, worse with radial deviation

What is the tx of fistulas? _____

What is the likely diagnosis in a patient that presents with right shoulder pain and weakness after falling on an outstretched hand? The pain/weakness is worst with abduction and external rotation of the humerus. _____

_____ is a MSK disorder that involves hyperplasia of the palmar fascia leading to nodule formation and contracture of the 4th+5th digits, thereby causing the inability to extend fingers

Treatment for a foreign body aspiration in a child is with _____

Burns near the eyes are managed with _____

Hint: treatment

Gross hematuria following blunt trauma suggests injury to _____

Respiratory burn patients should have their airway assessed for edema/soot with _____ and may require early _____ due to the risk of airway closure

Hint: procedure