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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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To diagnose pulmonary contusion, health professionals use clues from a physical examination, information about the event that caused the injury, and[[radiography]].<ref name="pmid12793615">{{cite journal| author=Ullman EA, Donley LP, Brady WJ| title=Pulmonary trauma emergency department evaluation and management. | journal=Emerg Med Clin North Am | year= 2003 | volume= 21 | issue= 2 | pages= 291-313 | pmid=12793615 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> Laboratory findings may also be used; for example, arterial blood gases may show insufficient oxygen and excessive carbon dioxide even in someone receiving [[supplemental]] oxygen.<ref name="pmid11759554">{{cite journal| author=Keough V, Pudelek B| title=Blunt chest trauma: review of selected pulmonary injuries focusing on pulmonary contusion. | journal=AACN Clin Issues | year= 2001 | volume= 12 | issue= 2 | pages= 270-81 | pmid=11759554 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> However, blood gas levels may show no abnormality early in the course of pulmonary contusion. | To diagnose pulmonary contusion, health professionals use clues from a physical examination, information about the event that caused the injury, and [[radiography]].<ref name="pmid12793615">{{cite journal| author=Ullman EA, Donley LP, Brady WJ| title=Pulmonary trauma emergency department evaluation and management. | journal=Emerg Med Clin North Am | year= 2003 | volume= 21 | issue= 2 | pages= 291-313 | pmid=12793615 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> Laboratory findings may also be used; for example, arterial blood gases may show insufficient oxygen and excessive carbon dioxide even in someone receiving [[supplemental]] oxygen.<ref name="pmid11759554">{{cite journal| author=Keough V, Pudelek B| title=Blunt chest trauma: review of selected pulmonary injuries focusing on pulmonary contusion. | journal=AACN Clin Issues | year= 2001 | volume= 12 | issue= 2 | pages= 270-81 | pmid=11759554 | doi= | pmc= | url= }} </ref> However, blood gas levels may show no abnormality early in the course of pulmonary contusion. | ||
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Overview
Laboratory Findings
To diagnose pulmonary contusion, health professionals use clues from a physical examination, information about the event that caused the injury, and radiography.[1] Laboratory findings may also be used; for example, arterial blood gases may show insufficient oxygen and excessive carbon dioxide even in someone receiving supplemental oxygen.[2] However, blood gas levels may show no abnormality early in the course of pulmonary contusion.
References
- ↑ Ullman EA, Donley LP, Brady WJ (2003). "Pulmonary trauma emergency department evaluation and management". Emerg Med Clin North Am. 21 (2): 291–313. PMID 12793615.
- ↑ Keough V, Pudelek B (2001). "Blunt chest trauma: review of selected pulmonary injuries focusing on pulmonary contusion". AACN Clin Issues. 12 (2): 270–81. PMID 11759554.