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Trauma/Musculoskeletal Flashcards

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What’s the dichroic notch represent on an arterial line tracing?

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Aortic valve closure

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In what order do hypotension bradycardia and tachycardia occur when during hypovolemic shock from loss of blood volume?

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Tachycardia, hypotension, bradycardia

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What percentage of the body surface area in a child is the chest arms head? Adult?

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Just 18 in both, arms nine in both, head 18% in kids 9% in adults increase surface area in the legs and adults

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What does a pulmonary contusion look like on a chest x-ray?

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Consolidation that is non-specific can look like aspiration or atelectasis as well as subcutaneous emphysema

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Two unique points of rib fractured in children?

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Race suspicion of maltreatment, less common in children

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What is the most common cause of post burn morbidlity and mortality?

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Infection

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Grade 6 liver injury?

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Avulsion of liver where the holdover is free floating in the abdomen

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What does abdominal compartment syndrome cause?

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Coagulopathies, acidosis, hypothermia, bowel edema

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What complication of chest trauma results in the accumulation of blood in the pleural space between lung and chest wall?

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Hemothorax

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What unique phenomenon can occur as a result of spinal fusion or scoliosis repair?

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S i a d h due to the volume replacement and spinal manipulation

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What is the treatment for toxic synovitis?

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NSAIDs

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What does pulses paradoxes look like on an arterial waveform?

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Flattening of dicrotic notch, exclamation rises inhalation lowers overall

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What are the three A’s that proceed the three P’s?

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Anxiety, agitation, analgesic requirement

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What is the most common cause of death in children with a blunt abdominal trauma?

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Liver laceration

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What is a capillary leak in the context of burns?

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Fluid shifts that occur over 12 to 48 hours causing electrolyte instability. Proteins escape into the interstitial space and potassium may be released from injured cells

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What is the parkland formula?

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Fluid replacement strategy. First half of loss fluid in first 8 hours second half over the following 16 hours

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What is the most common organism causing osteomyelitis?

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Staph aureus

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What unique phenomenon can occur as a result of spinal fusion or scoliosis repair?

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S i a d h due to the volume replacement and spinal manipulation

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What complication of trauma causes an accumulation of blood or fluid in the pericardial sac?

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Cardiac tamponade

20
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What abdominal injury presents with hematuria?

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Kidney laceration

21
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How quickly do pulmonary contusions resolve?

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Improved within 24 to 48 hours resolved in 7 to 10 days

22
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What does cardiac tamponade look like on chest x-ray and echo?

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And enlarged cardiac silhouette in the heart appears black against green muscle

23
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What is the separation of the growth plate in the proximal femoral head?

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis

24
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What degree of burn reaches the bone and muscle?

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Deep full thickness

25
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What chest trauma complication causes a collection of air in the plural space between the lung and chest wall?

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Pneumothorax

26
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What are the five salter Harris fractures?

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Across, above, below, through, crush

27
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What differentiates a superficial from a partial thickness burn?

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Blisters on partial thickness

28
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One of the four degrees of burn damage?

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Superficial, partial thickness, full thickness, deep full thickness

29
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What condition is an inflammatory condition that affects large joint spaces usually the hip?

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Toxic or transient synovitis

30
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What abdominal organ injury presents with bruising of the flank or back?

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Kidney laceration

31
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What emergent complication to chest trauma causes a acute buildup resulting in positive pressure in the chest cavity causing a shift in the mediastinum and impacts cardio respiratory functioning?

A

tension Pneumothorax

32
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What does a PVC look like on arterial line tracing?

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Arterial waveform will show non-perfused PVC

33
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What is the management of a tension pneumothorax?

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Decompression

34
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What complication of trauma results in hypertension, tactic cardiac, distention of neck pains, muscle heart sounds, pulses paradoxes?

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Cardiac tamponade

35
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What is unique about full thickness burns?

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Minimal or no pain

36
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When does a patient with a liver laceration no longer need to be on bed rest?

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After AST and ALT are within normal limits

37
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What are the three characteristics of SCFE?

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Sudden pain, limited internal rotation, obligated external rotation

38
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What diagnostic evaluation should be done after non accidental trauma?

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Chest x-ray skeletal survey, retinol eye exam, CT scan brain imaging

39
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What is the treatment of septic arthritis?

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IV antibiotics

40
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When are prophylactic antibiotics needed in the case of a splenectomy?

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Children less than 4 years old and specific cases older than that

41
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It’s the most common bacteria in a fresh burn or graft?

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Group a strep

42
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Is blood loss more impactful in the neonate or the teenager?

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In the neonate as they have less to lose

43
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What is the most common abdominal injury in childhood?

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Splenic laceration

44
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What are the three P’s of compartment syndrome?

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Paralysis, pallor, pulselessness

45
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What is an infection of the synovial space of the joint?

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Septic arthritis

46
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What is the level of venture abdominal pressure in abdominal compartments in your?

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Greater than 20

47
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What are patients with pulmonary contisions at risk for developing?

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ARDS

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