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Treatment for DVT in pregnancy?
Lovenox > heparin gtt, or SQH.
Flail chest EAST guidelines for pain mgmt?
Epidural analgesia. Improve pain and PFTs compared to narcotics. Less mech vent days, shorter ICU, decrease VAP.
Management of cecal volvulus?
Surgical resection with ileocolonic anastomosis if bowel not gangrenous. Do not decompress endoscopically.
TeamSTEPPS. Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety?
Systematic approach to integrate teamwork into practice. Introduce strategies for the TEAM.
Failure mode and effects analysis tool?
Forward looking approach - inductive reasoning to figure out what will fail.
Human factors design?
recognize deficient designs that hinder workflow or allow people to bypass safety features. (like making people do a checklist)
PDSA Plan Do Study Act cycle?
Test a change that is implemented.
Where is stress induced gastritis seen?
Linear ulcerations noted in the gastric body and fundus.
Modified JOHNSON peptic ulcer classification?
I. Lower lesser curve
II. Lower lesser and duodenal (acid)
III. Prepyloric (acid)
IV: Higher lesser curve
V. NSAIDs.
Whipple triad?
Insulinoma. Neuroglycopenic sx (dizzy, sz, anx, confusion, personality change), low BG (<45), relief of sx with glucose.
Frey syndrome after parotidectomy?
Gustatory sweating unilaterally when eating.
paras reinnervating sweat glands (starch iodine test). Tx: deodorant.
Reported excess body weight loss with lap band, sleeve, RNY? at 2, 1.5, and 1.5 years respectively
Band: 35-60%
Sleeve 45-60%
RYGB 60-75%
Recurrent Anal SCC?
APR.
Anterior component separation?
External oblique
Posterior component separation?
transversus abdominis
Baseline energy requirement.
25 Cal/day
Hodgkin lymphoma staging. I-IV
I. single site
II. 2+ sites above or below diaphragm
III. above & below
IV. involves nonlymphatic organs
Add a B (IIIB) if constitutional symptoms
Portal perfusion pressure estimated by what hepatic vein measurement?
Hepatic venous pressure gradient (portal = wedged HV pressure) and hepatic vein (transjugular I.e.)
Hepatic venous pressure gradient and clinical correlation?
<5 mm Hg normal
6-9 mm portal HTN clinically asx
10-12 varices
12+ variceal bleeding and ascites
pediatric inguinal hernia mgmt?
reduce, admit for 24-48 hours to decrease edema, operate.
CCK
I cells (small intestine)
Gastrin
G cells (antrum, duo)
Ghrelin
P/D1 cells, fundus
Glucagon
alpha cells, pancreas