Data Trace Editor – Discussion: – look for fever, severe tachycardia, dehydration, & mental abnormalities; – thyroid storm is rare and precipitated by infection, trauma, surgery, labor and delivery, or radiation thyroiditis; dz procedes to death; – Treatment: – immediate therapuetic approach: propanolol; – propanolol also blocks the conversion of T4-to- T3; – will … Read more
Adult <10 uU/mL; Male >60yr 2-7.3 uU/mL Female >60yr 2-16.8 uU/mL Note: Serves as a Screening Test for Hypothyroidism; Increased: Primary Hypothyroidsim Decreased: Primary Hyperthyroidism, rarely Secondary Hypothyroidism (Pituitary Insufficiency)
TSH Thyroxine (T4) Hypothyroidism
Levothyroxine Liothyronine Propylthiouracil
– See: – Phalangeal Injury – Finger Swan Neck Deformity – Discussion: – this deformity is more common in OA than in RA; – deformity results from CMC joint dz (where as boutonniere deformity is mainly at MCP joint); – result is erosion of articular … Read more
– Anatomy of CMC joint – Sesamoid Bones of the Thumb – Radiographs – AP view taken w/ hand in maximum pronation (Robert View); – Types of Injuries and Treatment: – Mallet Fracture of Thumb – Gamekeeper’s Thumb – Frx Dislocations of the Thumb MP Joint – … Read more
– See: – CMC Joint Instability – Gamekeeper’s thumb – Phalangeal Injury – RA Thumb Tendon Ruptures – Trapezium – Pathologic Findings: – boutonniere deformity – most common thumb deformity in RA; – flexion … Read more
– See: CMC Joint Arthritis CMC Instability in the Metacarpals Dislocations of the Thumb MP Joint – Discussion: – dorsal instability is usually due to disruption of the dorsal radial ligament; – dorsal-radial ligaments connects the trapezium to the dorsal radial side of the … Read more
– Operative Considerations: hemiarthroplasty vs total shoulder arthroplasty: – preoperative planning must take the following in consideration: status of rotator cuff, bone stock, asymmetric wear, and type and extent of soft tissue contractures; – expectations: – patients should not generally expect to achieve elevation … Read more
– THR: Polyethylene Component: – polyethylene wear: – polyethylene insertion: – hiwall acetabular liner: – as noted by Cobb, et al (1996), presence of a high wall liner can reduce incidence of dislocation in primary THR from about … Read more