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Review Question - QID 216658

Leg Compartment Syndrome Studies Compartment pressure measurements QID: 216658 (OBQ15.111.1)
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QID 216658 (Type "216658" in App Search)
You are called to evaluate a 45-year-old male in the ED who was in a motor vehicle accident prior to arrival. EMS reported a prolonged extrication and GCS of 6 on scene, which required a field intubation. He has obvious deformity and crepitus of his left leg, with radiographs seen in Figure A. The ED physician reports an increase in soft tissue swelling and firmness of the leg. You decide to measure the patient's compartments given clinical concern for compartment syndrome. Which of the following is true of intracompartmental pressure measurements?
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