Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

How is the diagnosis of acute limb ischemia made? _____

Penetrating trauma to abdomen and peritoneal signs / evisceration / unstable is managed with _____ Penetrating trauma to abdomen and superficial (non-peritoneal) signs is managed with _____ and CT scan

Hint: next step

Twisting injury of the knee = _____ tear Blow to the lateral or medial knee = _____ tear

Solitary pulmonary nodule with irregular borders and > 0.8 cm in an old smoker is managed with _____

Hint: next step

Pleural effusion with green fluid after blunt trauma = _____

Hint: cause

Chondromalacia patellae presents similarly to _____ pain syndrome (pain worsened with using stairs, prolonged sitting)

_____ = widened mediastinum, left-sided hemothorax, and deviation of the mediastinum to the right.

Hint: Blunt deceleration trauma

Persistent pneumothorax and significant air leak following chest tube placement in a patient with blunt chest trauma suggests _____

Hint: what diagnosis?

What is the treatment for blunt carotid injury? _____

Is needle biopsy recommended for a patient with a hepatic adenoma? _____