Data Trace Editor – Anesthesia: – GEA if possible (a neurological exam is often required at the end of the case); – Equipement: – bipolar cautery – hand tray – bone reduction clamps – small Homans – small fragment set (Synthes – Allen Burrus – # … Read more
– See: Burn Management: – Discussion: – treatment: copious saline irrigation; – hydrofluoric acid – severe pain – note that this chemical may be found in hydraulic oil; – treatment subcutaneous 10% calcium gluconate – white phosphorous … Read more
– Myosin: – largest of myofibrillar proteins, and it makes up > 50% of muscle mass; – it constitutes thick filament of the contractile unit; – myosin molecule resembles a thin rod with two small, globular heads; – heads of chains protrude from thick filament; … Read more
Hypo Na Hypernatremia Hypo K Hyperkalemia Hypo Cl Hyper Cl Decr HCO3 Incr HCO3 Hypo Gly Hyperglycemia Creatinine BUN Hypo Ca … Read more
– See: Hypokalemia T wave become flat (or inverted – ST segment depression) w/ the appearance of U waves (a positive deflection after the T wave); Moderate: Extreme: /\ flat T /\ _ U wave __/\_/ \ ________/\_ ___/\_/ \ __ / \__ \/ U wave \/ \_/ T inversion
– See: diabetic foot menu – Diabetic Charcot Foot and Ankle: – originally described in the 1860s by the neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot; – may occur w or w/o neuropathic ulceration (mal perforant): – typically appears in 5th and 6th decades; – often occurs in the face of a relatively “normal vascular exam;” – neuropathic ulcerations are … Read more
– See: – Cervical Stenosis: – Central Cord Syndrome – Soft Disc Protrusion: – SCIWORA Syndrome – Uncovertebral joints – Discussion: – refers to a combination of degenerative disc disease and osteophyte formation; – cervical spondylosis typcially begins to be seen at age 40-50, is seen in men > women, & most common occurs at … Read more
– See: – Cross Table Lateral – Spondylosis – Discussion: – risk of spinal cord injury with damage to cervical vertebrae is greater in individuals who have narrow spinal-canal diameters; – narrow mid-sagittal spinal-canal diameter increases risk of severe neurological injury from spinal frx or … Read more
– See: Burst Frx: – Discussion: – this fracture involves loss of vertebral body height anteriorly; – posterior wall remains intact, & upper vertebra rotates downward about two facet joints; – posterior ligaments become taut when anterior ht loss is approx 25%; – compression of > 50% with … Read more
– See: Fracture Dislocations of the Spine: Flexion Distraction Injuries: – Discussion: – Chance frx & posterior ligament rupture (variant of flexion distraction injury pattern) maypresent w/ minor anterior vertebral compression; – in Chance frx, the anterior column fails in tension (along w/ the middle … Read more