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5 F’s Mnemonic for Gallstone Risk Factors (Cholelithiasis)

F - Fat (BMI > 30) - Increased liver
Gallstone Risk Factors ... Gallstone #Risk #Factors ... Cholecystitis #GeneralSurgery
REBEL Review 79: Treatment of Hemophilia 

Walkina Out of Pt Room, You Should Know... 
1. Type
Factor Activity ... Type of Factor ... ) Units of Factor ... #factor9 #factorviii ... #factorix
Which conditions are associated with which area of abdomen?

Image source: OConnell TX. USMLE Step 2 Secrets:
#peritonitis; #generalsurgery
How can we break down the differential diagnosis of bilious emesis in infants by age?

Image Source:
pediatricsurgery; #generalsurgery
Suggested diagnostic algorithm for neonate with suspected esophageal atresia +/- tracheoesophageal fistula.

Image Source: De Virgilio, C.,
pediatricsurgery; #generalsurgery
Hemostasis Physiology

The blood's response to blood vessel injury can be viewed as four interrelated steps. 
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to coagulation factors ... PF-3, platelet factor
Differential Diagnosis for a Prolonged PT and aPTT
If the PT and the aPTT are both prolonged,
could be multiple factors ... pathways or a single factor ... common pathway factors ... Decreased factor ... Factor consumption
Mixing Study
 • Clotting tests can be abnormal due to either a clotting factor deficiency, or
either a clotting factor ... inhibitor of normal factor ... generally only require factors ... Patient has a factor ... Patient has a factor
Blood Product Components, Contents, Volume and Shelf Life

Whole blood (autologous or directed donations) - RBC and
Factors V and VIII ... all coagulation factors ... least 80 units of factor ... von Willebrand factor ... , factor XIII, fibronectin
On the INR of FFP - why transfusing for INR < 1.7 is futile

FFP replaces a
of coagulation factors ... 30% coagulation factors ... fixed increase in factor