Medical Malpractice Insurance for orthopaedic surgeons

Index D-E-F

Index D:  Deep Venous Thrombosis  Dementia  Dental Care  Dermatology  Diabetes  Index E:  EKG Interpretation  Endocarditis, Bacterial Prophylaxis Endothelium  Index F:  Feeding Tube Flail Chest

Index: G

Gait Gamekeeper’s thumb Ganglion cyst Gaucher’s Disease Genu Varum Giant Cell Tumor of Bone Glasgow Coma Scale Glomus Tumor Glycosaminoglycan Gout Grafts, bone Greenstick Fracture Grice Arthrodesis Gustilo Classification Guyon’s Tunnel Gun Shot Wounds Index: H Halo Collar Hallux Valgus Hallux Rigidus Hammer Toes Hand Menu Head Injury Hemangioma Hemarthrosis of Knee Hemiarthroplasty Hemochromatosis Henoch … Read more

Incomplete Spinal Cord Lesion

– See: Sacral Sparing: – Definition:     – complete cord injury implies unequivocal absence of motor or sensory function distal to injury in absence of spinal shock;            – w/ complete injuries, an improvement of one nerve root level can be expected in 80% of patients, and approximately 20% will                   recover 2 … Read more

INDAPAMIDE/LOZOL

– for HTN;  – Works as Indoline diuretic;  – Dose: Initially: 2.5mg qd in AM;  – May 1 week, increase dose to 5mg qd;  – Contraindicated w/ hypersensitivity to sulfonamide derived drugs

Index: A – B – C

Index A A-a Gradient Acidosis, Metabolic Respiratory Advanced Cardiac Life Support After-Load Alcohol Withdrawl Alkalosis, Metabolic Alkalosis, Respiratory Anaphylaxis Angina Anterior Hemi Block Aortic Regurgitation Aortic Stenosis Arrhythmias Arterial Blood Gas Asystole Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Flutter Axis, Left/Right Index B Bleeding Blood Transfusion: Blunt Cardiac Trauma Bradycardia Bronchospasm Burns Bundle Branch Block (Rt and Left) … Read more

Orthopaedic Index: B

                               Bones             B12 deficiency            Back Pain in the Adult             Back Pain in the Child             Bacterial Menu            Baker’s Cyst            Bankart Lesion             Barlow’s Test            Basal Joint Arthritis             Bassett            Becker Muscular Dystrophy            Below Knee … Read more

IMIPRAMINE/TOFRANIL

    for depression; childhood enuresis; trycyclic antidepressant; Adult: Hospitalized: Start at 100mg/24hr in divided doses; can increase over several weeks to 250-300mg/24hr;  Outpatient: Maintainance of 50-150mg/24hr in divided doses; not to exceed 300 mg/24hr;  Do not use with MAO inhibitors; less sedation that with Amitriptyline;   Note Side Effects: Sedation: ++;Insomnia: 0; Anticholinergic: ++;Orthostatic Hypotension: … Read more

Impediments to Reduction in DDH

– See:       – Pathogenesis of DDH       – Table I – Discussion:     – soft-tissue impediments to adequate reduction include:          – constriction of the joint capsule of hip: most important type of obstruction in older children;          – contraction of the psoas tendon over … Read more