Practical Summaries in Acute Care Archives – December 1, 2007
December 1, 2007
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Thoracoabdominal Trauma: Diagnostic Dilemmas
Thoracoabdominal trauma, both from blunt and penetrating etiologies, poses a diagnostic dilemma for the physician. Is CT scanning sufficient to diagnose a pneumothorax? Is the FAST exam reliable in the multiply injured trauma patient? Are there management differences for the pediatric patient versus the adult patient?