Fractures
Pneumos
Cardiac Tamponade
More Trauma
Etc
100

2+ adjacent ribs that are fractured in 2+ places

What is flail segment

100

The best place to auscultate lung sounds if the Patient is in an upright position

What is the apices

100

Another name for cardiac tamponade

What is pericardial tamponade

100

Common signs of traumatic asphyxiation

subconjunctival hematoma, exophthalmos, central cyanosis, and swollen tongue/lips

100

Actelectasis

What is alveolar collapse

200

The most commonly fractured bone in the body

What is the clavicle

200

Small pneumothorax that is not under tension

What is a simple pneumothorax

200

The chamber of the heart most commonly penetrated due to its anatomic position

What is the right ventricle

200

Commotio Cordis

What is the result of a chest wall impact directly over the left ventricle during repolarization

200

EKG changes with myocardial contusion

What is ectopy, reentry pathways, and general dysrhythmias
300

Patients "self-splinting" makes this sign difficult to see until later

What is paradoxical movement

300

The pathophys of sucking chest wounds

What is air being drawn into the chest by negative inspiratory pressure

300

The amount of fluid that can accumulate in the pericardial sac

1000-1500mL of fluid

300

Unique sign of traumatic aortic disruption

What is a stronger pulse and higher bp in the right arm than the left arm or lower extremities

300

The position the patient needs to be in for you to see JVD

What is 45 degree semi-fowler

400

The most commonly fractured ribs

What are the 4th-11th ribs

400

Right to left intrapulmonary shunting

What is when deoxygenated blood passes through the lungs without picking up O2 and going directly from the right side of the heart to the left

400

Electrical alternans definition and cause

What is a beat-to-beat variation in amplitude, axis, or morphology of QRS complexes caused by the heart swinging in the pericardium

400

Three localized, unique signs of great vessel injuries

What are parethesias, paralysis, and pulselessness

400

Pulsus paradoxus

What is an over 10mmHg drop in sbp during inspiration

500

This should be done for sternal fractures due to the risk of a myocardial contusion

What is a 12 lead EKG

500

The most common cause of a hemothorax

What are tears of the lung parenchyma

500

Four major physical findings that separate cardiac tamponade from tension pneumothoraxes

What are breath sounds, heart sounds, chest percussion, and tracheal deviation

500

A rare but ultimate complication of a diaphragmatic injury

What is herniation of abdominal contents into the thoracic cavity

500

Lung parenchyma

What is the tissue responsible for gas exchange (alveolar walls and ducts and respiratory bronchioles)

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