There is a Uworld Question requiring the differentiation between Pulmonary contusion and ARDS
according to the UWOrld answer ARDS usually manifasts 24 to 48 hours after the trauma and the second point is that it is bilateral
WHile according to the Uworld explanation Pulmonary contusion manifests in the first 24 hours and can be unilateral.
however according to Pestana Kaplan Notes Surgery page 5 Pulmonary contusions can show up within the first 48 hours after the trauma.
and according to "Current surgical diagnosis and treatment" by gerard doherty
pulmonary contusion manifests 12 to 48 hours after the injury.
So did the Uworld explanation get it wrong then, since the pulmonary contusion can also present within the first 48 hours according to these two other sources?
according to the UWOrld answer ARDS usually manifasts 24 to 48 hours after the trauma and the second point is that it is bilateral
WHile according to the Uworld explanation Pulmonary contusion manifests in the first 24 hours and can be unilateral.
however according to Pestana Kaplan Notes Surgery page 5 Pulmonary contusions can show up within the first 48 hours after the trauma.
and according to "Current surgical diagnosis and treatment" by gerard doherty
pulmonary contusion manifests 12 to 48 hours after the injury.
So did the Uworld explanation get it wrong then, since the pulmonary contusion can also present within the first 48 hours according to these two other sources?
