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Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... various methods of cutting ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... Ultrasonic: (Harmonic®) uses ... Systems #surgery #instruments
Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
Common Surgical Instruments ... initial incision and cutting ... often refer to the instrument ... scalpels #surgery #instruments
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping

Note cup-to-disc ratio at least 0.8 (physiologic limit of 0.5).

Thinning of optic disc
Pathological Optic Disc Cupping ... Usual cause is glaucoma ... Glaucoma causes ... #OpticDisc #Cupping
Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
Common Surgical Instruments ... are ratcheted instruments ... clamps #surgery #instruments
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... and atleast4 case ... #Pancreatitis #Causes
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
Laparoscopic Instruments ... Common Surgical Instruments ... Many instruments ... • Laparoscopic Instruments ... grasping, retracting, cutting
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Delirium Decline in Instrumental ... Dementia - Treatable Causes ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
Evidence supports the Ottawa ankle rules as an accurate instrument for excluding fractures of the ankle
as an accurate instrument ... The instrument has
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Common Surgical Instruments ... staple line; no cutting ... Staplers #surgery #instruments