Data Trace Editor – See: – Bower’s Procedure – Discussion: – invovles resection of ulnar articular head, leaving shaft and styloid relationship intact; – interpositional anchovy of tendon is placed in cavity to limit contact of radial & ulnar shafts which may migrate to each other after this procedure; … Read more
– Discussion: – open disk usually has an active growth plate; – double hemivertebrae: – those that are ipsilateral and adjacent to one another are more likely toproduce a progressive scoliosis and require arthrodesis; – two or more hemivertebrae on the … Read more
– See: Bipolar Arthroplasty: – Discussion: – indications: indicated for patients w/ a femoral neck frx who meet the following criteria: – poor general health thay would prevent a second operation; – pathologic hip fractures: – parkinson’s disease, hemiplegia, or other neurological disease; – physiologic age > 70 yrs; – severe osteoporosis w/ loss of primary … Read more
– Discussion: – at heel off the resultant force passes in front of the knee and acts to extend the joint (hyper-extension moment); – as resultant forces passes in front of metatarsal heads, knee joint flexes & mechanical forces act in direction of flexion once again; – knee has extended … Read more
– See: Hemangioma of Soft Tissue – Discussion: – typically seen in asymptomatic patients; – symptomatic patients over 40 years old may present following small spine fractures; – hemangiomas affect bone are rare; – these tumors may be located on the periosteal surface, within the cortex, or … Read more
– See: – Calcinosis: – Hemangioma of bone – Discussion: – a benign, vascular tumor that occurs in children, usually in limbs or trunk; – hemangioma may be congenital, appearing as solitary tumor that infiltrates local tissue & adjacent neurovascular structures; – most common form … Read more
– See: – pRBCs – Transfusion Therapy Male 40-54%; Female 37-47%; Decreased: – Megaloblastic Anemia, – Fe Deficient Anemia, – HbS Anemia, Acute or Chronic Blood Loss – Hemolysis, – Dilutional, ETOH, Meds; Increased: Polycythemia Vera, Secondary Polycythemia: Reduced Fluid Intake or Excess Fluid Loss, Congenital and Aquired Heart dz, Lung dz, High Altitudes, Heavy … Read more
– Discussion: – every effort should be made to maintain sinus rhythm, the sinus mechanism being responsible for approx 25% of cardiac f(x); – this is effected predominately thru synchronized end dialstolic Preload augmentation
– Discussion: – heat exhaustion: – dizzniness, fatigue, nause vomiting and mild temp elevation – heat stroke – core temp greater than 104 with mental status changes – brain loses ability to regulate heat (cooling system fails) – organ failure – strikes suddenly with little warning … Read more