Fractures and dislocations of the ankle
47-year-old man with polytrauma. AP radiograph of the right distal tibia and fibula. There is a comminuted fracture of the tibia that extends from the joint line of the ankle…
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Fractures and dislocations of the face
44-year-old man who fell. Axial CT of the face. The tripod fracture is the most common zygomatico-orbital fracture. The most common cause is being struck in the face during an…
Chest Trauma
CHEST TRAUMA STEPHEN R. ODOM CASE SCENARIO A 22-year-old man complains of shortness of breath and chest pain after a motorcycle crash. He is breathing spontaneously but has decreased breath…
Genitourinary Injuries
GENITOURINARY INJURIES JAIRAM R. ESWARA CASE SCENARIO A 22-year-old man presents to the emergency room after being involved in a motor vehicle accident in which his car was struck from…
Plain Films: Basics
PLAIN FILMS: BASICS PRASHANT GUPTA, SANDEEP HEDGIRE, AIZA ZIA, NADEEN ABU HASAN, & MUKESH HARISINGHANI INTRODUCTION X-rays are high-energy electromagnetic waves that have been used in diagnostic imaging since their…
Liver Pathology
LIVER PATHOLOGY KRISTIN ELLEN RAVEN & BHARATH D. NATH PARENCHYMAL LESIONS OF THE LIVER Case Scenario A 36-year-old woman presents to the emergency room with hypotension, severe right upper quadrant…
Penetrating Trauma
PENETRATING TRAUMA TOVY HABER KAMINE & KATHRYN BUTLER CASE SCENARIO A 25-year-old man is brought the emergency room by emergency medical services (EMS) directly from the scene of a shooting….
Splenic Lesions
SPLENIC LESIONS DANA M. SCHWARTZ & DAVID L. BERGER CASE SCENARIO Scenario 1 A 56-year-old man with a past medical history significant for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation presents to the emergency…
