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Suture Needle Types:
Cutting and reverse cutting most common for skin closure
Cutting: sharp edge of needle on
Needle Types: Cutting ... and reverse cutting ... for skin closure Cutting ... curve Reverse cutting ... soft tissue #Management
Suture Needle Types:
Cutting and reverse cutting most common for skin closure
Cutting: sharp edge of needle on
Needle Types: Cutting ... and reverse cutting ... for skin closure Cutting ... curve Reverse cutting ... soft tissue #Management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Activities: Cutting ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
Medical Management of Riot-Control Agents AKA Tear Gas - 
Decontamination:
1) Remove clothing by cutting off, don't
Medical Management ... Remove clothing by cutting ... water/saline Management ... wandering_er #TearGas #management
Anticoagulant specific factor inhibition. 

#anticoagulation #clotting #INR #heparin #LMWH #NOAC #warfarin #coumadin #rivaroxaban  #Xarelto #apixaban
anticoagulation #clotting ... dabigatran #Pradaxa #management
Management of sharps injuries in the healthcare setting #Management #EM #BBP #BloodBornePathogen #Exposure #Sharps #Needlestick #BMJ
Management of sharps ... the healthcare setting ... #Management #EM
Grades of Pitting Edema

 0+ No pitting edema 
 1+ Mild pitting edema. 2 mm depression
Grades of Pitting ... Edema 0+ No pitting ... edema 1+ Mild pitting ... 2+ Moderate pitting ... #PhysicalExam #Pitting
Pitting vs Non-Pitting Edema: Differential Diagnosis
For pitting edema: there's generally an issue with :
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Pitting vs Non-Pitting ... Diagnosis For pitting ... inflammation Non-pitting ... @UTSWIMchief #Pitting
Hot Endoscopic Mucosal Resection (EMR) - Polyp Resection Techniques

Technique:
The polyp is initially lifted by submucosal iniection
of the snare, cutting ... Resection #EMR #Polyp #Management
Pitting Edema on Physical Exam

Edema occurs when fluid that accumulates in tissues leads to swelling. When
Pitting Edema on ... In non-pitting edema ... due to prolonged sitting ... #Pitting #Edema