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Laceration Repair and Sutures - A cheat sheet guide: Suture Selection, Removal Timing and Technique

Suture Techniques:
Laceration Repair ... Go-to method of repair ... Mattress - To repair ... Mattress - To repair ... CheatSheet #ALiEM #Management
Femoral Hernia Repair - Surgery Rapid Review Notes

Dr. Chandana Sri @santalum_aurum

#Femoral #Hernia #Repair #Surgery
Femoral Hernia Repair ... Femoral #Hernia #Repair
Melanoma Pathogenesis

Environmental exposure (UV light) + genetic susceptibility (CDKN2A, CDK4, MC1R, BRAF, p16/ARF genes) → accumulation
suppressor genes and impair ... DNA repair → melanocyte
Ventral Hernia Repair - Review

Dr. Chandana Sri @santalum_aurum

#Ventral #Hernia #Repair #Surgery #Anatomy
Ventral Hernia Repair ... Ventral #Hernia #Repair
Truncus Arteriosus
 • Basic Information
 • Embryology
 • Associated anomalies
 • Pathophysiology/Presentation
 • Pre-operative management
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Pre-operative management ... • Timing for repair ... Outcomes • Post-op management ... Arteriosus #diagnosis #management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
injury (LCL) • ED Management ... unstable. operative repair ... • Nonoperative managernent ... IV: Operative repair ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management Algorithm
Cervical laceration
 → Direct pressure, silver nitrate for small laceration
 → Repair with
Post-abortion Hemorrhage Management ... laceration → Repair ... Laparoscopy and Repair ... Postabortion #Hemorrhage #Management
Incarcerated Spigelian Hernia on POCUS

A 60yo F presents with LLQ pain that feels like her previous
Spigelian Hernia on POCUS ... surgical mesh repair ... Spigelian #Hernia #POCUS
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Lynch Syndrome:
 • "CRC + Endometrial/Ovarian + Stomach + Urinary → Lynch Syndrome"
 • Autosomal Dominant,
→ Mismatch Repair ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Ultrasound-Guided Regional Nerve Blocks in Emergency Medicine: Interscalene Brachial Plexus Nerve Block
Uses in the Emergency Department:
abscess, laceration repair ... ultrasound #anesthesia #pocus