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Thursday, January 28, 2016
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Challenge: This CT is from a patient who suffered trauma to the torso but not to the head. What do you see?
3 comments:
i do not see ventricels... elevated ICP?
air embolism
air embolism is right!
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Balloon
The CT scan shows intraparenchymal air concerning for an air embolism.
Source: UpToDate.
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