Rob Beatty, MD FACEP The tibial plateau is the upper part of the tibia (shinbone), which forms a joint with the femur (thighbone), also along with the patella to form the knee joint. Fractures to the tibial plateau are common injuries that can occur from high-impact accidents such as motor vehicle accidents, falls from a …
Melanie Jones, PA-C Biliary disease in the outpatient setting is a common cause of abdominal pain. Abdominal pain is a common complaint for many outpatients. Your goal will be to determine if the complaint is something emergent that will require that the patient present to the Emergency Department or if it can be worked up …
Camilo Mohar, DO A commonly used ultrasound technique is the Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST). This exam identifies intra-abdominal bleeding. With the advent of ultrasound, many procedures have been relinquished to just the history of medicine. Likewise, deep peritoneal lavage (DPL) is one of those procedures. DPL was classically performed on patients with …
