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orthopedics, poisoning
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flail chest - detachment of segment of chest wall in severe trauma

A flail chest occurs when a segment of the thoracic wall breaks under extreme stress and becomes detached from the rest of the chest wall. more

some common symptoms
blue lips or dusky skin chest pain difficulty breathing severe difficulty breathing

some related diagnoses

1 - 7 of 34 diagnoses
	chest wall trauma or fracture rib

	crush injuries

	drugs and toxins

	asthma

	pneumonia

	viral pneumonia

	pulmonary embolism

	more

diagnostic test search results for 'flail chest'

1 - 5 of 10 diagnostic tests

	CT chest	flail chest and CT chest
	Chest X-ray	Radiological technique to image the chest flail chest and Chest X-ray
	HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography)	flail chest and HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography)
	HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography) chest	flail chest and HRCT (High Resolution Computed Tomography) chest
	Arterial Blood Gas	flail chest and Arterial Blood Gas
	Pulse oximetry	Oximetry flail chest and Pulse oximetry
	Arterial line	placement of catheter in artery flail chest and Arterial line
	Cardiac monitoring	flail chest and Cardiac monitoring
	Thoracic ultrasound	flail chest and Thoracic ultrasound
	urine output	flail chest and urine output
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therapeutic procedure search results for 'flail chest'
1 - 5 of 6 therapeutic procedures
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	adequate pain control	flail chest and adequate pain control
	Endotracheal Intubation	Intubation flail chest and Endotracheal Intubation
	Mechanical Ventilation	flail chest and Mechanical Ventilation
	Oxygen	flail chest and Oxygen
	Tube thoracostomy	flail chest and Tube thoracostomy
	surgical intervention	flail chest and surgical intervention
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