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Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
skin incisions, e.g ... used for making finer ... #scalpels #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #blades #comparison
Scissor Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for cutting tissue, suture, or for dissection. Scissors can be
Scissor Types - ... Common Surgical Instruments ... #Scissors #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Stapler Types - ... hollow viscera, e.g ... #Staplers #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... electricity or sonic waves ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison ... the body (the neck ... translocation • Types ... on: - Cell type ... #NonHodgkins #comparison
Needles and Suture Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Needles come in many shapes and cutting edges for
Common Surgical Instruments ... suture diameter (e.g ... sutures #needles #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Approach to Tracheostomy Emergencies - OnePager Summary
COMPONENTS OF A TRACHEOSTOMY TUBE:
 • Obturator - inserted into
tube against the neck ... Call for help (e.g ... mortality w/o surgery ... ) by Nick Mark ... Emergencies #diagnosis #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Neck: “dropping ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... stimulation - Single fiber ... Drugs, infection, surgery