Examination of the trauma patient

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Heart rate and blood pressureTemperature and blood glucose levelsAMPLET historyAre the vital signs normal?Airway and C-spine controlC-spine controlAirway patency: – stridor – speech – foreign bodies – facial/laryngeal fracturesC-spine immobilisationOxygenChin…

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Lower limb CT angiogram

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 62 Lower limb CT angiogram Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is a CT angiogram, in axial/coronal/sagittal view of lower limb arteries’…

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Kidneys, ureter and bladder CT

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 61 Kidneys, ureter and bladder CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is an unenhanced low-dose CT scan of the kidneys, ureter…

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Abdomen CT

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 59 Abdomen CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is a post-contrast/non-contrast axial/coronal/sagittal CT of the abdomen and pelvis.’ Summary Life-threatening pathology…

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Chest CT

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 58 Chest CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Introduction ‘This is a post-contrast/non-contrast CT of the thorax in axial/coronal/sagittal view.’ Summary A Airway…

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Head CT

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CT head showing a biconvex extradural (or epidural) haemorrhage in the left posterior cerebellum (arrow). Examination notes Any suspicion of intracranial space-occupying lesion, e.g. AVM, aneurysm, venous thrombus or collection,…

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Principles of CT

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html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 56 Principles of CT Hardi Madani, John Curtis and Helen Marmery Basics X-rays are used to image thin transverse sections of the body (axial 1–10…

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Elbow x-ray

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Lateral radiograph of the left elbow showing anterior (dotted arrow) and posterior (black arrow) effusions (‘fat pads’: dotted lines) consistent with an occult fracture. This was confirmed to be an…

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