Here’s the image again The answer is….Galeazzi fracture! Congrats to Dr. Berkowitz for the correct answer and treatment! Galeazzi Fracture Basics: Galeazzi fractures are isolated fractures of the junction of the distal third and middle third of the radius…
29 year old male presents s/p trauma. During your primary survey, you notice a deformity to the patient’s right forearm. You obtain a xray and see… Describe the xray and name the fracture. What is the treatment for this patient?
Physical exam: Hypertension can be seen in 50% of the patients and can be due to catecholamine surge. Hypotension (in 20% patients) can be a result of excessive vagal tone, cardiac tamponade, or hypervolemia…
65 year old male presents with chest pain. He describes the pain as “pain”, but radiating to the back. Denies shortness of breath, nausea, or diaphoresis. You decide to get a CXR…and you see: please provide a read. What…
Here’s the image again: Congrats to Dr. Yohannes! The official read was: “pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema along the left chest wall and bilateral neck.” Pneumomediastinum Definition: free air within the mediastinum, which originates from the airways or the alveolar…
28 year old male presents to the ED complaining of severe coughing, shortness of breath and chest pain. Denies fever or chills. But persistently complains of the severe coughing during history taking. States that only the last two days he…
Here are the images again: that’s correct Dr. Bogoch! it is indeed a domino! The patient was brought in by staff members of the facility after questionable ingestion during a game of dominos. Ingested Foreign Body Foreign bodies…
35 year old male with MR presents from a monitored facility for possible ingestion of a foreign body. Per staff who are with the patient, the ingestion took place a few hours prior to arrival. Since the incident, the patient…