The Hip book

Amphotericin B Mixture Interactions

– should not be mixed with the following medications: Amikacin Ca Cl and Ca gluconate Carbenicillin CIMETIDINE DOPAMINE Gentamicin KANAMYCIN LIDOCAINE METARAMINOL METHYLDOPA Penicillin G Potassium Cl RANITIDINE Tetracycline VERAPAMIL Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.

Amantidine

    for Parkinsonism, drug induced extrapyramidal reactions, prophylaxis of Influenza A and treatment of Influenza if seen < than 20hrs after onset of illness;; has ability to release dopamine; Adult: for drug induced etrapyradimal reactions:100 mg PO bid; for parkinsonism: 100mg PO qd initially, then may increase gradually to maximum of 400 mg qd … Read more

Internet Driven Form Generator for Brief Op note, Orders, Prescriptions, and Patient Education Sheet.

Problem:  1) The busy surgeon is faced with a mounting amount of documentation challenges which interferes with already hardpressed time constraints. (Any surgeon that disputes the increasing amount of documentation is probably not aware of current CMS guidelines).  Most surgeons are probably not aware of what CMS requires and does not require (and has not felt … Read more

TKR: Day 3

     blood draw: A blood drawing technician will draw your blood at 6 AM (will test for your red blood cell level          – hematocrit – and possibly chemitry level).  Ask your nurse about your hematocrit (should be above 30 and if          the hematocrit is below 26 we may recommend a transfusion)          On day … Read more

Total Knee Replacement – Day 1

           blood draw: A blood drawing technician will draw your blood at 6 AM (will test for your red blood cell level          – hematocrit – and possibly chemitry level).  Ask your nurse about your hematocrit (should be above 30 and if          the hematocrit is below 26 we may recommend a transfusion)          vitals … Read more

Total Knee Replacement – Day 2

         blood draw: A blood drawing technician will draw your blood at 6 AM (will test for your red blood cell level          – hematocrit – and possibly chemitry level).  Ask your nurse about your hematocrit (should be above 30 and if          the hematocrit is below 26 we may recommend a transfusion)          vitals and … Read more