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Fig. 66.1 CXR of our patient Questions 1. What is the initial prehospital management of a choking child? [1]   2. Describe the presentation of a foreign body (FB) aspiration in…

Fig. 67.1 Mitral valve systole Fig. 67.2 Mitral valve diastole I. A 70-year-old male with long-standing history of a cardiac murmur presents for evaluation of decreased exertion tolerance. He has…

Fig. 57.1 TTE image A 70-year-old male presents to the ED after an industrial accident causing a traumatic below-knee amputation on the right side. The patient has been obtunded and dyspneic…

Fig. 46.1 Anterior posterior chest x-ray showing a cardiac device ■ A 65-year-old female after a motor vehicle collision requires emergency surgery for an open lower extremity fracture; the patient tells…

Fig. 59.1 Ultrasound view of the groin area at the level of the inguinal crease Figure 59.1 image is obtained from a patient (80yo M, 60 kg) in the PACU after…

Fig. 56.1 Fig. 56.2 Fig. 56.3 Fig. 56.4 I. A 48-year-old male with history of uncontrolled hypertension and end-stage renal disease on hemodialysis presents for TTE as part of preoperative…

Fig. 50.1 (a) and (b) are the initial CT and MRI images of the patient presenting with an intracranial mass lesion manifesting as 1 month of confusion. (c) and (d) are…

Fig. 24.1 Different patterns of nerve stimulation   2. Neuromuscular function is monitored intraoperatively by evaluating the muscular response to supramaximal stimulation of a peripheral motor nerve [1]. There are…

Fig. 23.1 Normal IABP 1:2 assist: diastolic augmentation and decreased end-diastolic pressure   (b) Rapid deflation just before aortic valve opening reduces left ventricular diastolic pressure (afterload) and therefore wall…

Fig. 49.1 CT head images of a patient following motor vehicle collision Questions 1. Define Glasgow Coma Scale.   2. How do you grade traumatic brain injury?   3. What…