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Lateral Canthotomy / Cantholysis - Procedure Instructions

The orbit is a relatively closed compartment and an acute
Cantholysis - Procedure ... Instructions ... The most common cause ... #Cantholysis #Procedure ... #Instructions #
Blakemore Tube Procedure Instructions

1) Resuscitate & Intubate  - After resuscitating. intubate with head of bed
Blakemore Tube Procedure ... Instructions ... - Place the OG tube ... #Blakemore #Tube ... #Procedure #Instructions
Urine Microscopy Instructions - How to spin urine

1. Collect a fresh urine sample (5 – 10
Urine Microscopy Instructions ... the better, as casts ... the urine to a tube ... Urine #Microscopy #Instructions ... #Procedure #Urinalysis
Surgical Chest Tube for Unstable Pneumothorax or Hemothorax
PREPARE
 • Landmark: Anterior Axillary Line, 4th or 5th
Surgical Chest Tube ... • Insert Tube ... Insert tube into ... placement #checklist #procedure ... #instructions #
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... Diagnosis and Workup ... menstrual - Recent procedures ... patients if the cause ... #Workup #hematology
ED Thoracotomy Instructions

Getting Into the Chest:
1. Bilateral finger thoracotomies
  • 4th or 5th intercostal space
ED Thoracotomy Instructions ... • Insert OG tube ... #Thoracotomy #Instructions ... #procedure #emergency
Urine Microscopy Instructions
1) Spin fresh urine sample (10-15mL) in a centrifuge for 3-5 minutes - Don't
Urine Microscopy Instructions ... tapping/flicking the tube ... under lower power (casts ... Urine #Microscopy #Instructions
Chest Tube Placement Checklist
PREPARATION
 o Consent
 o Position Patient
 o Monitoring
 o Time Out
 o Review
Chest Tube Placement ... Tray o Chest tube ... as it passes SECUREMENT ... o Secure tube ... ChestTube #Checklist #Procedure
Suggested diagnostic approach to a patient with exudative ascites. Low ascitic fluid protein should direct practitioners
syndrome as a cause ... before invasive procedure ... Although nonhepatic causes ... ascites #diagnosis #workup
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... or iatrogenic causes ... with tracheal tube ... of underlying cause ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup