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|QuestionAuthor=[[User:Gonzalo Romero|Gonzalo A. Romero, M.D.]] [mailto:gromero@wikidoc.org]
|QuestionAuthor=[[User:Gonzalo Romero|Gonzalo A. Romero, M.D.]] [mailto:gromero@wikidoc.org]
|ExamType=USMLE Step 2 CK
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'''References:''' Master the Boards for Step 2CK, surgery chapter
'''References:''' Master the Boards for Step 2CK, surgery chapter
{{See also|Traumatic aortic rupture}}
{{See also|Traumatic aortic rupture}}
|AnswerA=EKG
|AnswerA=EKG
|AnswerAExp=<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>This is an important step to rule out arrhythmias in case of a myocardial contusion.  
|AnswerAExp=<font color="red">'''Incorrect.'''</font>This is an important step to rule out arrhythmias in case of a myocardial contusion.  

Latest revision as of 03:01, 28 October 2020

 
Author [[PageAuthor::Gonzalo A. Romero, M.D. [1]]]
Exam Type ExamType::USMLE Step 2 CK
Main Category MainCategory::Surgery
Sub Category SubCategory::Cardiovascular, SubCategory::Surgery
Prompt [[Prompt::A 62-year-old-female is brought to the ER after getting involved in a high-speed motor vehicle accident. Her vitals upon admission to the hospital are T 36C, 82bpm, BP=100/60 mmHg, 20 respirations/min. She has multiple bruises on her anterior chest. Her sternum is tender to palpation. A CXR reveals a widened mediastinum. What is the next best step in management?]]
Answer A AnswerA::EKG
Answer A Explanation [[AnswerAExp::Incorrect.This is an important step to rule out arrhythmias in case of a myocardial contusion.]]
Answer B AnswerB::Thoracic ultrasound
Answer B Explanation [[AnswerBExp::Incorrect.]]
Answer C AnswerC::Repeat CXR
Answer C Explanation [[AnswerCExp::Incorrect.]]
Answer D AnswerD::Troponins
Answer D Explanation [[AnswerDExp::Incorrect.]]
Answer E AnswerE::Spiral CT
Answer E Explanation [[AnswerEExp::Correct. See overall explanation]]
Right Answer RightAnswer::E
Explanation [[Explanation::The widened mediastinum following a trauma to the chest could be due to an aortic dissection or thoracic vertebral fractures. The best next step in management is performing a spiral CT scan to rule out these conditions. A sternal fracture can also cause a myocardial contusion, therfore an EKG, and troponins should be ordered in order to rule out arrythmias and myocardial damage. The real important test is the spiral CT to rule out aortic dissection, which could rupture if left untreated.

The surrogate markers of aortic rupture are fractures of the following bones: sternum, scapula and of the first rib. A flail chest is also a surrogate marker of an aortic injury. A contained rupture hematoma due to an aortic dissection is different from an aortic rupture, which has inmediate mortality. Patients with aortic rupture, do not arrive to the hospital alive.

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References: Master the Boards for Step 2CK, surgery chapter


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Keyword WBRKeyword::Aortic rupture, WBRKeyword::aortic dissection, WBRKeyword::thoracic trauma
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