Data Trace Editor – Discussion: – spinal dura is separated from inner surface of bones forming vertebral canal by epidural space containing fat and a rich plexus of veins; – dural sac continues inferiorly to about middle of 2nd sacral vertebra; – pia mater: – closely attached … Read more
Clinical Signs for DVT exam may be unreliable but positive findings should not be ignored calf tenderness, swelling, fever, & increased pulse rate may be present suggestive exam features for pulmonary embolism sudden decrease in O2 saturation tachypnea, cyanosis, and hypoxia pulmonary consolidation, pleural effusion, wheeze, and cor pulmonale new onset tachydysrhythmia (usually atrial fibrillation) … Read more
– Discussion: – advantages include relatively low cost, efficacy when worn properly, and safety; – disadvantages: compliance is not guaranteed; – if possible, patients should be placed in the intermittent compression stockings, prior to the operative procedure Pneumatic sequential-compression boots compared with aspirin prophylaxis of deep-vein thrombosis after total … Read more
– See: DVT Discussion: – Discussion: – 30-50 % occurance of DVT in trauma pts w/ lower extremity fractures; – preexisting conditions such as heart disease, obesity, carcinoma, diabetes, and hypertension could theoretically push the numbers even higher; – mortality for pulmonary embolism may approach 10%; – ref: … Read more
– See: – DVT: General Discussion: – TKR menu: – Discusion: – prevalence of deep-vein thrombosis after primary total knee arthroplasty has been reported to be higher than that after primary THR; – calf-vein thrombosis in patients treated with total knee arthroplasty … Read more
– See: Surgical Treatment of Dupuytren’s: – Discussion: – originally described by Baron Guillaume Dupuytren in 1831; – ref: Guillaume Dupuytren: His Life and Surgical Contributions – usually appears between age 40 to 60 years; – disease occurs more often and is more severe in males or persons of Northern European Origin; – may be … Read more
Case Example by James R. Urbaniak MD. – Discussion: – regional fasciectomy is the most commonly performed procedure … Read more
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– Discussion: – this technology allows subtraction of soft tissue density from bone density of bone mass of the hip, pelvis, and spine; – dual-photon absorptiometry uses transmission scanning w/ isotope source that emits two photoelectric peaks; – it allows(bone density to be measured independently of … Read more
– Discussion: – is the newest and the most precise technique for evaluating osteoporosis, and has emerged as the successor to DPA; – anatomic sites for DXA measurement include: – lumbar spine, proximal femur, forearm and calcaneus; – advantages of an x-ray system over a DPA radionuclide system include: – shortened examination time … Read more