CT Case 063
A 86-year-old lady tripped over while walking, landing face first on the ground. She has sustained multiple abrasions to her face, an eyelid laceration and she has midline c-spine tenderness
A 86-year-old lady tripped over while walking, landing face first on the ground. She has sustained multiple abrasions to her face, an eyelid laceration and she has midline c-spine tenderness
A 65-year-old lady presents with abrupt onset of epigastric pain radiating to her back and right shoulder.
An elderly lady from a high-level care nursing home is brought to ED by ambulance with abdominal pain, fevers, vomiting and diarrhoea.
A 60yo male presents with one days of epigastric and periumbilical pain and a single episode of vomiting.
Radiographic sign of pneumoperitoneum. Air in the peritoneum and air within the intraluminal spaces outline the luminal and serosal surfaces of the bowel wall.
Should artificial pneumoperitoneum should be considered for AMS prevention in persons who must ascend to high altitude and begin work without rest and acclimation.