You are an Emergency Room Physician on duty and encounter a patient who fell running and hurt his left elbow. He arrives via ambulance and your are told he has an obvious fractured bone. Your nurse starts an IV and administered pain medication and the patient is sent to the imaging department to get an x-ray. Upon his return you perform a bedside procedure and then admit the patient for observation. What is your diagnosis, and what procedure did you perform
Fractured olecranon and posteriorly dislocated elbow. Perform fracture reduction and dislocation reduction.
Posterior dislocation elbow. Perform reduction of the dislocation.
Sprained elbow. Apply ice, administer Tylenol and Discharge home.
Fractured olecranon. Apply posterior long arm splint and discharge home.
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You are an Emergency Room Physician on duty and encounter a patient who fell running and hurt his left elbow. He arrives via ambulance and your are told he has an obvious fractured bone. Your nurse starts an IV and administered pain medication and the patient is sent to the imaging department to get an x-ray. Upon his return you perform a bedside procedure and then admit the patient for observation. What is your diagnosis, and what procedure did you perform
Fractured olecranon and posteriorly dislocated elbow. Perform fracture reduction and dislocation reduction.
Posterior dislocation elbow. Perform reduction of the dislocation.
Sprained elbow. Apply ice, administer Tylenol and Discharge home.
Fractured olecranon. Apply posterior long arm splint and discharge home.