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Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
Laparoscopic Instruments ... Many instruments ... those used in open surgery ... usually settings for focus ... #Laparoscopy #surgery
Causes of Orthopnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Fear and Anxiety
 • Pleural Effusion
 • Ascites
Causes of Orthopnea ... - Trauma - Surgery ... CNS lesion: ALS, MS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Acute Joint Pain - Vitamin CD Mnemonic
Vascular
Infectious
Trauma - Multiple injury sites, Open Fracture, Infectious joint pain
Autoimmune
Iatrogenic- Hx of prior surgery ... VitaminCD #Mnemonic #MSK ... differential #diagnosis #Causes
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... Ultrasonic: (Harmonic®) uses ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #instruments #types
Major Clinical Trials and Evidence Summary for Transfusion Thresholds in Critical Care

TRICC - NEJM 1999 -
NEJM 1999 - ICU FOCUS ... NEJM 2011 - Hip Surgery ... 2018 - Cardiac Surgery ... unnecessary and cause ... GIB, and cardiac surgery
Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
Indications: 
 • COPD exacerbation (↓ intubation, ↓ mortality), Cardiogenic pulmonary edema (↓
mortality), Other causes ... airway / remove mask ... Recent head/neck surgery
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... immediate MRI and surgery ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Bone/Joint Causes ... Hematoma Venous Causes ... Edema Arterial Causes ... (Risks: Recent surgery ... lower #extremity #msk
Mask Oxygen Delivery Devices

Simple Mask aka Hudson's Mask:
 • Flow 6-10 LPM
 • FiO2 35-50%
Face Tent:
Mask Oxygen Delivery ... Devices Simple Mask ... aka Hudson's Mask ... trauma, recent surgery ... uses a small valve
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... Case description ... Therefore, the hand surgeon ... - **MSK rads ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk