Overview  Thoracic trauma causes injuries to the chest wall, lungs, great vessels, and heart. It is clinically divided into blunt and penetrating injuries. PAMD Preparation Assessment – Primary Survey – ABCDE Remember If the patient is able to communicate verbally, the airway is usually patent. Side note Ventilation may be reduced for a number of […]

Rule out pregnancy in an fertile female presenting with acute pelvic/abdominal pain!

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Overview Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a common gynecologic complaint, accounting for one-third of outpatient visits to gynecologists. AUB can be caused by a wide variety of local and systemic diseases or related to medications. The most common etiologies in nonpregnant women are structural uterine pathology, anovulation, disorders of hemostasis, or neoplasia. This section will mainly focus […]

Knee pain is common. It is important to first identify if it is acute or chronic pain. For acute knee pain it is important to rule out septic arthritis as this can lead to irreversible knee damage. The persons age also help with the possible differential diagnosis of knee pain.