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Pseudofracture: An Acute Peripheral Tissue Trauma Model
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2011
Pseudofracture, a reproducible murine model of sterile musculoskeletal trauma, allows for evaluation of late term post-traumatic immune responses. This article describes the procedural execution of the model step by step, including the potential for experimental model combinations to permit study of multiple trauma.
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Acute Brain Trauma in Mice Followed By Longitudinal Two-photon Imaging
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2014
Acute brain trauma is a severe injury that has no adequate treatment to date. Multiphoton microscopy allows studying longitudinally the process of acute brain trauma development and probing therapeutical strategies in rodents. Two models of acute brain trauma studied with in vivo two-photon imaging of brain are demonstrated in this protocol.
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Abdominal Exam IV: Acute Abdominal Pain Assessment
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2023
Source: Joseph Donroe, MD, Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT Abdominal pain is a frequent presenting concern in both the emergency department and the office setting. Acute abdominal pain is defined as pain lasting less than seven days, while an acute abdomen refers to the abrupt onset of severe abdominal pain with features suggesting a surgically intervenable process. The differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain is broad; thus, clinicians must have a...
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Abdominal Exam II: Percussion
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Medical percussion is based on the difference in pitch between the sounds elicited by tapping on the body wall. The auditory response to tapping depends on the ease with which the body wall vibrates, and is influenced by underlying organs, strength of the stroke, and the state of the body wall. There are three main medical percussion sounds: resonance (heard over lungs), tympany (heard over...
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Abdominal Exam III: Palpation
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2023
Source: Alexander Goldfarb, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA Abdominal palpation, if performed correctly, allows for examination of the large and relatively superficial organs; for a skilled examiner, it allows for assessment of the smaller and deeper structures as well. The amount of information that can be obtained by palpation of the abdominal area also depends on the anatomical characteristics of the patient. For example, obesity might make...
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An apparently limited external finding does not exclude serious internal damage. Injury to an abdominal organ or vessel can produce blood loss inside the body, while gastrointestinal damage can contribute to infection and tissue injury can impair organ function. Because these consequences may progress without an obvious surface wound, emergency assessment must consider internal injury, not appearance alone.
Blunt forces can compress abdominal tissues and tear structures without opening the body surface, making the injury difficult to recognize externally. Penetrating forces directly disrupt that surface and may create a path through organs, blood vessels, or the gastrointestinal tract. This distinction helps connect the physical mechanism of injury with the internal structures most at risk.
The body responds to abdominal injury through inflammatory and hemodynamic changes, and their intensity depends on the injury’s location and severity. These responses reflect both tissue damage and disruption of circulation or organ function. Studying them helps explain why patients with apparently similar trauma can develop different courses, including progressive blood loss, infection, or organ dysfunction.
Location determines which abdominal organs, vessels, or gastrointestinal structures may be affected, while severity influences the extent of tissue damage and the body’s resulting responses. Together, these factors shape the risks of blood loss, infection, and impaired organ function. They also guide the choice of assessment, imaging, and possible surgical management.
Emergency assessment provides an initial evaluation of possible internal injury, while imaging helps examine damage that may not be visible from the outside. Their combined use connects physical findings with the suspected location and severity of injury. This information supports decisions about whether continued evaluation, surgical management, or other intervention is needed.
Surgical management becomes relevant when assessment indicates significant damage to abdominal organs, blood vessels, or the gastrointestinal tract. The need for surgery depends on the injury’s location and severity rather than on the presence of an obvious external wound alone. In trauma care, this approach aims to address internal injury and reduce complications such as blood loss, infection, or organ dysfunction.
Abdominal trauma provides a practical context for studying anatomy, tissue responses, circulation, inflammation, and organ function together. Trauma research uses these relationships to improve recognition of internal injury and evaluate assessment, imaging, and surgical strategies. The subject therefore connects basic biological mechanisms with clinical decisions intended to reduce complications after physical injury.