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Computed tomography (CT scanning) is a more sensitive test for pulmonary contusion, [6] [33] and it can identify abdominal, chest, or other injuries that accompany the contusion. [38] In one study, chest X-ray detected pulmonary contusions in 16.3% of people with serious blunt trauma, while CT detected them in 31.2% of the same people. [45]
Focused assessment with sonography in trauma (commonly abbreviated as FAST) is a rapid bedside ultrasound examination performed by surgeons, emergency physicians, and paramedics as a screening test for blood around the heart (pericardial effusion) or abdominal organs (hemoperitoneum) after trauma.
Pulmonary injury (injury to the lung) and injuries involving the pleural space. Pulmonary contusion; Pulmonary laceration; Pneumothorax; Hemothorax; Hemopneumothorax; Injury to the airways Tracheobronchial tear; Cardiac injury Pericardial tamponade; Myocardial contusion; Traumatic arrest; Hemopericardium; Blood vessel injuries Traumatic aortic ...
Flail chest is usually accompanied by a pulmonary contusion, a bruise of the lung tissue that can interfere with blood oxygenation. [5] Often, it is the contusion, not the flail segment, that is the main cause of respiratory problems in people with both injuries. [6] Surgery to fix the fractures appears to result in better outcomes. [7]
Patients are seen with a cyanotic discoloration of the shoulder skin and neck and face, jugular distention, bulging of the eyeballs, and swelling of the tongue and lips. The latter two are resultants of edema, caused by excessive blood accumulating in the veins of the head and neck and venous stasis.
This pulmonary-specific damage, together with the systemic inflammation, causes acute respiratory distress syndrome in about 50% of ROSC patients who survive for at least 48 hours. [12] Lung complications, such as pulmonary contusion and pulmonary edema, may result from other aspects of PCAS such as CPR and left ventricular dysfunction ...
Pulmonary function testing (PFT) is a complete evaluation of the respiratory system including patient history, physical examinations, and tests of pulmonary function. The primary purpose of pulmonary function testing is to identify the severity of pulmonary impairment. [ 1 ]
A pulmonary hematoma is a collection of blood within the tissue of the lung. It may result when a pulmonary laceration fills with blood. [1] A lung laceration filled with air is called a pneumatocele. [1] In some cases, both pneumatoceles and hematomas exist in the same injured lung. [2]