Since I'm on radiology, this week will be x-ray week.
This patient was brought into the emergency department due to trauma.
Challenge: What's the diagnosis? What kind of trauma did the patient sustain?
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Monday, March 8, 2010
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Gunshot wound to the chest leading to Haemomediastinum?
pneumothorax secondary to a bullet to the chest
yes, ptx 2/2 bullet
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Deep End
This is the deep sulcus sign of a left sided pneumothorax. The costophrenic angle on the left side projects well below the costophrenic angle on the right side. This is due to accumulation of pleural gas in a subpulmonic location, outlining the anterior pleural reflection, the costophrenic sulcus, and the anterolateral border of the mediastinum. Also note that there is a bullet overlying the heart.
Sources: UpToDate; LearningRadiology.
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