During your rapid trauma assessment (rapid body scan) of a man who sustained a gunshot wound to the chest, you note the presence of air under the skin. This clinical finding is referred to as subcutaneous:

A. infiltration.
B. crepitus.
C. emphysema.
D. embolization.


Ans: C. emphysema.

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PA PA oblique mediolateral PA axial - Stetcher method

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