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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
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
Laparoscopic Instruments ... Common Surgical Instruments ... Many instruments ... usually settings for focus ... 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
Internal Jugular Vein Rouleaux Flow on POCUS

Amazing video of a dilated IJV showing Rouleaux flow. Whenever
Rouleaux Flow on POCUS ... significantly, it causes ... echogenic as in this case ... for underlying cause ... Jugular #IJ #Vein #POCUS
Large Pleural Effusion on Lung Ultrasound

That time when my ultrasound and surfing worlds suddenly collided

Dr. J.
ultrasound and surfing ... Effusion #Large #POCUS
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
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extra-renal Losses:
 • Normal Acid-Base: Low intake
 • Metabolic acidosis: Gl tract
Carbenoxolone, SAME, Cushing ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Normal (Negative) Babinski / Plantar Reflex

The plantar reflex is a reflex elicited when the sole of
stimulated with a blunt instrument ... plantar reflex causes