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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Trauma

QUESTION: Patient hit chest on steering wheel now with abnormal EKG, Diagnosis? Management?
ANSWER: Diagnosis - Blunt cardiac injury (shock without hemorrhage or spinal shock, abnormal EKG, CI < 2.5, abnormal ECHO), Management - Admit for observation, EKG/troponin now and 8 hours later, if unstable = ECHO, if pericardial effusion = Sternotomy, cardiac repair

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