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      Pelvis fracture (PFX)

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      • View:
        Lateral and VD

      • Defining characteristics:
        Disruption of the cortex in one or more bones of the pelvis
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      • Common differential diagnoses:
        Traumatic fracture, pathologic fracture, artifactual due to overlapping or positioning

      • Helpful additional data:
        Was there trauma (vehicular, stepped on, dog attack)
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      • Commonly associated diagnostics:
        Consider *SignalCare MDB in advance of medical or surgical therapy.

      • Commonly associated treatments:
        Request immediate analgesia, consider setting up a urinary catheter if the patient is large, discuss surgical options, and consider cage confinement

      • Commonly associated home care:
        Based on treatment, cage rest vs. surgery

       

      *SignalCare MDB = CBC/Chemistry/Urinalysis/Thoracic ultrasound/Abdominal ultrasound