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Clamp Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Also called locking forceps, these are ratcheted instruments used to hold
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Scalpel Blade Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for initial incision and cutting tissue. Consists of a
Scalpel Blade Types ... Common Surgical Instruments ... often refer to the instrument ... #scalpels #surgery ... #instruments #types
Suction Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Suction tips, combined with a suction source, help to remove debris
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Hypernatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation Algorithm
Step 1: Consider history. Most patients presenting with hypernatremia are either very
Hypernatremia - Diagnostic Evaluation ... Algorithm Step ... determine the type ... Diagnosis #Workup #Evaluation ... #Algorithm #Sodium
Energy Systems - Common Surgical Instruments
Broad term used to describe various methods of cutting tissue or
Common Surgical Instruments ... Electrosurgery: Instrument ... Energy #Systems #surgery ... #instruments #types
Stapler Types - Common Surgical Instruments
Used for reanastomosis of viscera, vessel ligation, and excision of specimens.
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Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Risk Stratify Type ... What is the type ... perioperative #Risk #Evaluation
Hyperglycemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Diabetes Mellitus:
 • Impaired Glucose Tolerance
 • Type I Diabetes
 • Type
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tolerance • Type ... I Diabetes • Type ... Trauma, Surgery, ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Chronic ... Previous gastric surgery ... Diarrhea #management #algorithm
First-line therapies for Asthma, Asthma-COPD Overlap and COPD

The diagnosis of COPD, asthma, and ACO initially requires
initially requires an evaluation ... identification of the type ... #Differences #Algorithm