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EM@3AM: Traumatic Iritis

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Orbital wall fractures: palpate bony structures surrounding the eye, check extra ocular muscle movements to rule out entrapment, obtain CT imaging if suspected [7]. A 32-year-old man presents to the emergency department with eye pain. Overview of Eye Injuries in the Emergency Department.” UpToDate , 30 Oct.

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CT Angiography Head and Neck: Indications and Limitations

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The use of CTA (computed tomography angiography) in the emergency department (ED) has increased dramatically in the past 20 years. 23 Blunt vertebral artery injury has been found to be associated with older age, female sex, lower GCS, presence of neck pain, cervical spine fracture, and blunt carotid injury.

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