The Hip - book

Anticoagulant Induced Bleeding

– HEPARIN: – d/c’ing Heparin (t/2=1.5 hrs), will normalize PT/aPTT; – serious heparin induced bleeding is treated with PROTAMINE sulfate: – 1mg PROTAMINE sulfate for each 100 units of HEPARIN; – WARFARIN: – w/ life threatening hemorrhages give: – Bank Plasma (2 units at a time)/check PT; – FFP will also work but is more … Read more

Antibiotic Prophylaxis

– See:       – Antibiotic Menu       – Osteomyelitis – Perioperative Prophylactic Antibiotics:     – the main question we need to ask is what are we trying to accomplish?     – obviously we want a strategy that prevents the infection of MRSA, MSSA, staph epi, and anaerobic infections;     – giving ancef alone, … Read more

Antiasthmatic

ALBUTEROL AMINOPHYLLINE Theophylline Preparations BECLOMETHASONE CROMOLYN Epinephrine IPRATROPIUM I isoproterenol METAPROTERENOL OXTRIPHYLLINE Steroids TERBUTALINE THEOPHYLLINE Theophylline Preparations

Anti-Pseudomonal Agents

– Anti Pseudomonal Penicillin: – pen family – carbenicillin – ticarcillin – timentin – mezlocillin – azlocillin – piperacillin – Other Agents: – aztreonam – ceftazidime – ciprofloxacin – imipenem – norfloxacin – ofloxacin – tobramycin    

Anti-Fungal Agents

Amphotericin B/Fungizone Clotrimazole/Lotrimin Econazole/Spectazole Griseofulvin Fluconazole Ketoconazole/Nizoral Miconazole/Monistat Nystatin/Mycostatin Pyogenic and fungal vertebral osteomyelitis with paralysis. A randomized trial comparing fluconazole with amphotericin B for the treatment of candidemia in patients without neutropenia. Candidemia Study Group and the National Institute.

Anteromedial Approach

– See: Medial Approach – Discussion: – allows access to medial malleolar frx; – skin flap, formed with its base posteromedially, usually heals well because of its blood supply from the posterior tibial artery; – saphenous nerve lying adjacent and immediately lateral to saphenous vein must be avoided; – for medial malleolar avulsion fracture: – … Read more

Anterolateral Tibial Bowing

– Discussion:     – condition is a part of the spectrum of the bowing-pseudarthrosis disorder seen in neurofibromatosis;            – tibial pseudarthrosis may be present at birth, or it may present later on following a frx from an anterolaterally bowed tibia;     – this disorder should not be confused … Read more