Week 1 Learning Flashcards
What item should you always have on you during rotation?
Trauma sheers
when do foley usu come out?
POD#1
what type of dressing should never be removed w/o explicit instructions?
negative pressure therapy dressing
wound vac
what does an OK sign test?
AIN
what neurologic symptom do you expect if sciatic nerve was irritated during THA
foot drop
what imaging is necessary other than ankle films in ER for possible ankle fx
knee films
why does rotating toes up help when holding leg while prepping for a lateral decubitus LE case?
screw home mechanism keeps knee locked in extension
when there is a case requiring b/l tourniquets, what color tubing hookup goes to the R side?
Red for Right
What does the iliopectineal line represent?
Anterior column of the acetabulum
what direction do you turn the foot when getting a manual stress test of the ankle?
external rotation
What is an alternative way to get an axillary view
velpeau
T or F: the radial head should point to the capitellum in both the AP and the lateral?
True
What additional testing can you get to evaluate a possible intraarticular split in a spiral distal femur fx?
CT
What radiographic parameters indicate a good lateral of the knee?
femoral condyles superimposed
