Untitled Document Duke Orthopaedics presents Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics Site Index A – Z Search Site by Word Home Contact Us My Account arthritis arthroscopic surgery cranio facial DVT elbow femur foot / Ankle hand hip humerus knee Lab Tests Medical Topics medications muscles / Tendons nerves orthobiologics pelvic radius / Ulna shoulder spine tibia … Read more
Untitled Document Duke Orthopaedics presents Wheeless’ Textbook of Orthopaedics Site Index A – Z Search Site by Word Home Contact Us My Account arthritis arthroscopic surgery cranio facial DVT elbow femur foot / Ankle hand hip humerus knee Lab Tests Medical Topics medications muscles / Tendons nerves orthobiologics pelvic radius / Ulna shoulder spine tibia … Read more
– Discussion: – gram positive coccus – spetrum of streptococci pyogenes infections: – most common cause of celluitis and lymphangitis; – superficial form of infection is called impetigo which affects stratum corneum; – ecthyma contagiosum describes shallow superficial dermal ulcers caused by a slightly deeper infectios; – erysipelas is … Read more
– See Penicillin Family * Adult: 4-12 gm q4-6hr; Peds ( > 4 yr): 150 mg/kg/24 hr; * For Staphlococcus; (Penicillinase Res. Penicillin); * Poorly absorbed orally, cloxacillin or dicloxacillin better for PO use; * Intersitial nephritis can occur with high doses; * Reduce dose in Renal failure; – Dosing Regimens for Patients with … Read more
– for treatment of complicated and uncomplicated UTI due to a wide variety of pathogens including E. coli Actinomyces israeli Amp, PenG Tetracycline clindamycin Aeromonas hydrophilia FQ Norflox TMP/SMX Bacteroides fragilis Metronidazole clindamycin cefoxitin Borrelia burgdorferi Ceftriaxone Pen G Erythromycin Tetracycline Enterobacter sp. cloacae, Proteus mirabilis, indole positive Proteus sp, P. aeruginosa, Staph aureus, … Read more
Antibiotics NSAIDS Steroids Anti: Arrhythmics Asthmatic Coagulant Convulsants Diabetic Emetics Hypertensive Analgesics Cardiovascular agents Chemotherapy Agents: Diuretics Inotropic Agents Narcotics Psychotropic Medication List Sedatives Tricyclics – Misc: – Anti: – Diarrheal – Gout – Histamines – Hyperlipedemics – Viral – Antacids – Local anesthetic agents – Thyroid Medications Original Text by Clifford R. … Read more
Agent Alpha/Beta Dilution Dose Range Comments Norepinephrine a > b 2 mg/250 ml 0.02-0.2 ug/kg/min Rarely useful (8 ug/ml) periph. vasoconstr. Epinephrine a & b 1 mg/250 ml 0.01-0.1 ug/kg/min Useful (4 ug/ml) Dopamine a & b 200 mg/250 ml 1-30 ug/kg/min Dose Related Effect (800 ug/ml) 1-2 ug/kg/ml: Renal 2-10 ug/kg/ml: b agonist 10-15 … Read more
– See: Total Hip Replacement Menu – Heterotopic Ossification – Discussion: – typically develops on x-ray 3-8 wks postop in pericapsular area of the affected hip joint; – over all incidence is 50% (1/3 of these are clinically significant); – risk factors: … Read more
– PreOp Management: – medical conditions, anesthesia, and timing of surgery – etiology of fracture: – arrhythmia, osteoporosis, pathologic hip fractures, seizure, stroke – ref: Osteoporosis and proximal femoral fractures in the female elderly of Jerusalem. – fall producing a direct … Read more