Cook County EM Blog
JUNE 2, 2022
Patient Course: Radiographs demonstrated a displaced, comminuted midshaft fracture of the fourth metacarpal. Orthopedic surgery saw the patient in clinic two weeks later, and given the irreducible fracture, the patient underwent open reduction and percutaneous pinning the next day. Metacarpal fractures: treatment and complications.
Cook County EM Blog
MARCH 20, 2023
X-rays showed radiopaque foreign bodies confined to the distal thumb without fracture. 2019 Nov 16;8(11):2000. 2000 Jul;45(1):64-6. There were no signs of infection, compartment syndrome, tissue necrosis, or limb ischemia. Orthopedics was consulted and recommended outpatient follow up in several days. J Clin Med. ISSN 0736-4679.
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Taming the SRU
JANUARY 29, 2024
Notable Diagnostics CBC : unremarkable, BMP : unremarkable X-ray imaging of the left hand, wrist, and forearm: chronic degenerative changes without acute fracture or bony abnormality. 2000 Dec;45(6):644-6. The remainder of the physical examination is unremarkable. Vasc Endovascular Surg. 2016 Feb;50(2):98-101. Epub 2016 Feb 11.
ACEP Now
AUGUST 9, 2024
and have spread invasively with the sea currents up the East Coast of the United States (spotted in North Carolina in 2000) and into the Caribbean. 7 Depending on velocity of contact, this action can fracture the spike and leave foreign body fragments of the spine within the tissue. In 1985, they were spotted in Dania Beach, Fla.,
PEMBlog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
battle sign bruises around the mastoid, raccoon eyes, or other bruising and lacerations) or reported by history – but could be identified (later) with a bleed or fracture on a head CT scan if your index of suspicion is high or the seizure is going well beyond the expected duration and not responding well to antiepileptics.
Urgent Care Ultrasounds
MAY 15, 2018
There was no chest tenderness at the site of the pain to indicate a rib fracture and no clinically detectable signs of pneumothorax. 2000; 26(10):1434-40. A man in his 80’s tripped and fell, landing on his chest. He complained of Rt anterior chest pain, worse with deep breathing and cough. 2016; 23(10):1170-1175.
Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ
FEBRUARY 29, 2016
In fact, one of my surgeon grandfather's ortho buddies (perhaps with the help of some lunchtime martinis) took a look at the x-rays of my Boxer's Fracture and snapped it back into place without any analgesia or procedural sedation, casted me, and sent me home. Still no pain medicine. National Academies. Howard, J. Touchstone, Mike.
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