Ortho Oracle - orthopaedic operative atlas

CROMOLYN SODIUM/INTAL/ NASALCROM, OPTICROM

– Discussion:  – for treatment of Asthma;  – not for acute attack; used for allergic rhinitis;  – prevents release of bronchoconstrictors;  – Adults: 20mg (as powder in capsule) inhaled qid; for aerosol;  – inhale 2 puffs qid;  – nasal instillation: spray once in each nostril 2-6 times qd;  – Peds: > 5yrs: 20 mg (as … Read more

CPAP

Discussion if PaO2 and pH are within normal limits and PaO2 is about 100 mm but only w/ a high FiO2 or on therapeutic levels of PEEP, pt should be left to breath spontaneously with therapeutic PEEP; this is termed CPAP: continuous positive airway pressure; as arterial oxygenation improves, PEEP can be reduced in small … Read more

Craniotomy Care

– Preoperative orders:    – NPO / Void on Call    – TED stockings to be fitted the day before surgery and worn by the patient to the operating room;    – Decadron 10 mg as a single PO dose 12 hrs preop or Solumedrol 40 mg IM q6hr beginning 12 hrs before the procedure; … Read more

Crankshaft Phenomenon

– Discussion:     – in skeletally immature pt, isolated posterior arthrodesis w/ instrumentation of a lordotic curve may act as a posterior tethering bar,            producing lordosis & bending of the fusion mass as the unfused anterior vertebral bodies continue to grow;           – in the study by Noordeen MHH, … Read more

Cortisone Acetate

– Cortone:     – for IM injection only (NOT for IV use)           – initial dose varies from 20 mg to 300 mg / day depending on disease           – daily dosage may be given via single IM injection           – slow … Read more

Cornybacterium

Corynebacterium species isolated from bone and joint infections identified by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis.

Cotrel-Dubousset

– See: Multisegmented Hook Instrumentation – Discussion:     – are excellent for the treatment of thoracic or thoracolumbar frx;     – these rods can be used with hooks and/or screws;     – if hooks are used, do not place them adjacent to any area of canal comprimise;     – because rods … Read more