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Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
Common Surgical Instruments ... are ratcheted instruments ... BigMike_MD #clamps #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
Common Surgical Instruments ... often refer to the instrument ... #scalpels #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #blades #comparison
Suction Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Suction tips, combined with a suction source, help to remove debris
Common Surgical Instruments ... It can also be used ... BigMike_MD #suction #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
of the surgery ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients
Comparison of Commonly Used Antipsychotics: Haloperidol (Haldol), Quetiapine (Seroquel), Olanzapine (Zyprexa) 

Route,
Half-life, 
Major advantages, 
Disadvantages, 
Effect
Comparison of Commonly ... Used Antipsychotics ... on QTc Torsades Risk ... Antipsychotics #Comparison ... #Table #Haloperidol
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Broad term used ... • Endostapler: Used ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #comparison
Laparoscopic Instruments - Common Surgical Instruments
Many instruments are similar to those used in open surgery, adapted
similar to those used ... in open surgery ... Source: Fiber optic cable ... shafted implements used ... #Laparoscopy #surgery
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
Common Surgical Instruments ... Used in ligation ... #Staplers #surgery ... #instruments #types ... #comparison
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
initial treatment algorithms ... • Tx: urgent surgery ... conservative, surgery ... mesentericischemia #comparison ... differences #diagnosis #table
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... REQUIRED, "LOW RISK ... Performance of low-risk ... #Comparison #Table