Fun Facts Flashcards
What is the holding layer of the intestines?
Submucosa
What amount of fluid is required to produce a palpable fluid wave?
10ml/kg
What are the seven Halstad principles?
- aseptic technique
- Gentle tissue handling
- maintain hemostasis
- Maintain good blood supply
- Minimize tension
- Decrease deadspace
- Obtain apposition
What are the 4 A’s of fracture fixation?
- Apparatus
- Alignment
- Apposition
- Activity
What pressure is needed for abdominal insufflation?
12mmHg
What tissue diameter can be cauterize do with a ligaSure device?
7mm
What muscle inserts on the lesser trochanter?
Ilio psoas
Ginglymus
hinged joint such as the articulation with the troclear notch of the ulna
zygapophyseal
synovial joint between spinal articular processes
Forces on a fracture
- Bending
- Rotation
- Compression / shear
- Distraction
thrundelberg
positioning with the proximal half of the body angled on a table higher than the distal half
poiseuille’s equation
resistance = diameter to the r of 4
Barbituate example
Butorphanol
Cazieux positive sign
The cranial displacement of the proximal tibia relative to the femur; specific to a CCL rupture
What is the inner layer of an aneroid constrictor?
Casein
Hygroscopic
characteristic of which absorption of water
Gossypiboma
Foreign “cloth” body in the abdomen
How much of the medullary canal (at the narrowest point) should an IM pin fill?
60-75%
How long should rush pins be?
Approximately 3/4 of the bone length