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Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Pelvic and Lower Limbs
Letournel Classification Acetabular Fractures:
 • Simple Types: Anterior column,
Classification ... - Pelvic and Lower ... Limbs Letournel Classification ... of Femoral Shaft ... #Pelvic #Lower
Orthopedic Fracture Classification - Upper Limbs
Neer Classification of Proximal Humeral head Fractures:
 • 1-part
 • 2-part:
Classification ... Upper Limbs Neer Classification ... Split Gartland’s Classification ... : Fracture shaft ... #Classification
Salter Harris Physeal Injury Classification

S - Straight through - Type I - Separation through the physis
A
Physeal Injury Classification ... metaphyses L - Lower ... - Type III - Fracture ... SalterHarris #Physeal #Classification ... #Fracture #SALTR
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Lower Limb and Pelvis ... Used in femur shaft ... skeletal traction of lower ... Used in femur shaft ... Used in femur shaft
Webber Ankle Injury Classification

A: In a Supination-Adduction injury the fibula breaks first, with a fracture below
Webber Ankle Injury Classification ... first, with a fracture ... the talus can shift ... Ankle #Injury #Fracture ... #Classification
Emergent Hyperkalemia Treatment Algorithm
ECG changes, weakness, K+ >6.5 Or renal insufficiency with K >5.5 with cellular
cardiac membrane Shift ... treatment Remove potassium ... kayexelate) and others lower
Causes of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia results from abnormal losses, transcellular shifts, or insufficient intake (Table 1).6–8 Abnormal losses
transcellular shifts ... significantly lower ... potassium excretion
Causes of Hyperkalemia
l. Pseudohyperkalemia
  A Cellular efflux; thrombocytosis, erythrocytosis, leukocytosis, in vitro hemolysis
  B.
extracellular shift ... Diagnosis #High #Potassium ... #Classification