SAQ 647 – Trauma – buttock compartment syndrome on dabigatran

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An 80-year-old man is brought to your rural emergency department after a fall at home. He has severe right buttock pain and a swollen right buttock, with no other injuries identified. His regular medications include metoprolol and dabigatran.

Other than compartment-pressure measurement, state four (4) assessment features that would help confirm or exclude buttock compartment syndrome.

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/ 4

What buttock compartment pressure would confirm compartment syndrome?

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/ 1

Compartment syndrome is confirmed. State five (5) management priorities.

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/ 5

State four (4) points about the role of idarucizumab in this patient.

(Marked out of 4.0)


/ 4

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