Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 206
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Just when you thought your brain could unwind on a Friday, you realise that it would rather be challenged with some good old fashioned medical trivia FFFF…introducing Funtabulously Frivolous Friday Five 206.
Question 1
What condition is Ewart on the left, Conner on the right and when those two disappear Bamberger is present?
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Pericardial effusion
While percussing the posterior chest, dullness at the left lower lung field is Ewart’s sign of pericardial effusion, while right-sided dullness is Conner’s sign. Disappearance of Ewart’s or Conner’s signs when the patient sits up and leans forward is Bamberger’s sign of pericardial effusion. [Reference]
Question 2
A young male keeps presenting with low back pain, you suspect they are drug seeking but before you aim to try and manage their chronic pain you take an X-ray. What is the diagnosis?
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Bertolotti’s syndrome
It is an atypical cause of low back pain or buttock pain caused by a transitional lumbar vertebrae with a large, “spatulated” transverse process that either fuses w...
Source: Life in the Fast Lane - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Neil Long Tags: Education akathisia Bamberger's sign Bertolotti's syndrome chlorine urine Conner's sign Ewart's sign gaetan dugas Hawkinsinuria low back pain patient zero Source Type: blogs
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