Subungual Hematoma on POCUS

Q: This patient presented ...
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Subungual Hematoma on POCUS



Q: This patient presented with thumb pain. What is your best management option?

Resolution: trephination is your best management option for this sublingual hematoma. Normal subungual space is 1-2mm, whereas this patient’s was 4mm!



Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/1009086637278679041



- Dr. Meghan Herbst https://twitter.com/EUSmkh



#Subungual #Hematoma #Fingernail #Nailbed #POCUS #Ultrasound #Clinical #Sagittal
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Meghan Kelly Herbst, MD
@eusmkh
UCONN Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine. Ultrasound Fellowship Yale 2011. Family, patients, education, running = my life. https://twitter.com/EUSmkh | https://www.instagram.com/eus_mkh/
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