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Shoulder Effusion Ballottement on Physical Examination

Shoulder effusion. You can ballot and see fluid return at posterior
Shoulder Effusion Ballottement ... Shoulder #Effusion #Ballottement ... #msk #sports #orthopedics
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
Rotator Cuff Syndrome ... +ve #Rotator #Cuff ... #Syndrome #orthopedics
Balloting the ETT cuff refers to exerting gentle bouncing pressure over the suprasternal notch while palpating
Balloting the ETT cuff ... transmitted to the ETT cuff ... the ETT until ballottement ... ETTube #Balloting #Cuff
Ankle and Hindfoot Fractures - Quick Reference on Acute Orthopedic Management

#Management #Orthopedics #Ankle #Hindfoot #Fractures #Followup
Reference on Acute Orthopedic ... #Management #Orthopedics
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
supination, Painful balottement ... radiology #msk #orthopedics
Instructions for Proper Office Blood Pressure Measurement
Conditions
 • Quiet room with comfortable temperature.
 • Before measurements:
oscillometric) upper-arm cuff ... Cuff • Size according ... circumference (smaller cuff ... bladder of the cuff ... electronic devices use cuffs
How to measure Pulsus Paradoxus
 - Step 1: Take a normal manual blood pressure to determine
Inflate the BP cuff ... Step 3: Lower the cuff ... deflate out of the cuff ... Continue lowering the cuff
Approach to Cuff Leak Test and Laryngeal Edema
A new joint practice guideline by the ATS and
Approach to Cuff ... patients without a cuff
Trousseau's Sign of Hypocalcemia on Physical Exam

Trousseau's sign in hypocalcemia is elicited in when the hand
blood pressure cuff
Ventilator Alarms
Increased Rate - Patient is tiring on a weaning mode or experiencing pain/anxiety
 - Reassess
weaning mode, ETT cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff ... Low Pressure - Cuff ... Auscultate trachea for cuff