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The Unrestrained Driver CME

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Release Date: March 28, 2008; Valid for credit through March 28, 2009

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Contents of This CME Activity

  • The Unrestrained DriverSara W. Nelson, MD; Daniel M. Lindberg, MD
  • A 26-year-old man is involved in a high-speed motor vehicle collision. The patient’s oropharynx is clear, his airway is patent, and his trachea appears to be shifted to the right of midline. The patient’s breath sounds are decreased and percussion of the left chest demonstrates hyperresonance. Standard trauma x-rays, including an anteroposterior (AP) chest and pelvis scan, and an emergent procedure are performed. What is the underlying pathophysiology, and what procedure was performed?

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

  1. Recognize the usual presentation of a commonly encountered medical condition in clinical practice.
  2. Describe the typical presentation of tension hemopneumothorax.
Authors and Disclosures

Sara W. Nelson, MD
Disclosure: Sara W. Nelson, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Daniel M. Lindberg, MD
Disclosure: Daniel M. Lindberg, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Michael J. Rest, MD
Disclosure: Michael J. Rest, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Rick Kulkarni, MD
Disclosure: Rick Kulkarni, MD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.


Dale K. Mueller, MD
Disclosure: Dale K. Mueller, MD has disclosed a relevant financial relationship with Cubist.


Luis Soler
Disclosure: Luis Soler has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
 
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