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Suture Needle Types:
Cutting and reverse cutting most common for skin closure
Cutting: sharp edge of needle on
needle on inside of curve ... on outside of curve ... soft tissue #Management
Suture Needle Types:
Cutting and reverse cutting most common for skin closure
Cutting: sharp edge of needle on
needle on inside of curve ... on outside of curve ... soft tissue #Management
COVID19 - Community Mitigation Strategy
In the 1st (steepest) curve, virus reproduces quickly in a short period
1st (steepest) curve ... 2nd (flatter) curve ... SocialDistancing #Management
Equipment Checklist for Peritonsillar Abscess (PTA) Drainage: 
 • 18g spinal needle with sheath guard, with
continuous • Curved ... Supplies #Checklist #Management
Oxygen Hemoglobin Dissociation curve

Curva de disociacion de oxi-hemoglobina
 #Cardiology#CEM
Hemoglobin Dissociation curve ... Curva de disociacion
THROMBOELASTOGRAPHY (TEG)
General Principle
• A small cuvette is rotated to simulate sluggish venous flow and stimulate clot
tangent to the curve ... Thromboelastography #Diagnosis #Management
Thromboelastogram (TEG) Interpretation
 • R-time (R) - Time to first deviation from baseline
 • K-time (K)
- Decrease in curve ... Interpretation #diagnosis #management
The 6 C’s of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)
PSC is a chronic, cholestatic, immune-mediated disease characterized by
gallbladder cancer • CURE ... liver disease management ... Cholangitis #diagnosis #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
parasitological cure ... Prevention #Treatment #management
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve

Left Shift (↓ O2 unloading to tissue), Left = Lower:
 • ↓ H+ (↑
Oxygen-Hemoglobin Dissociation Curve ... #Dissociation #Curve