Alternatives DOC: Nafcillin or Oxacillin IV‚ which are PRSP Allergy to both‚ alternative is Cefazolin IV Vitamin for pregnant‚ or those who wish to become pregnant: Folic Acid Most common organism in osteomyelitis in any age group except in puncture wounds and diabetes: S. aureus 2 DOC of osteomyelitis for children:
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A 24-year-old male presents to the trauma bay of an emergency department after being struck as a pedestrian by a car. Upon arrival‚ his Glasgow consciousness scale (GCS) is 15 and the patient is hemodynamically stable. Examination reveals left lower leg deformity with a 1 cm overlying skin wound. There is some fat visible in the wound‚ but no bone or gross contamination is identified. There is slow‚ but steady‚ dark blood oozing from the wound. Radiographs obtained in the trauma bay are shown below
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Toxic Shock Syndrome is a syndrome that can occur between both male and females‚ but is more prevalent in females. Also‚ the condition can occur no matter of the age of the patient. This syndrome is considered to be an acute and life-threatening condition with the death rate being for Staphylococcus aureus five to fifteen percent‚ but for Streptococcus pyogenes it increases to a thirty to seventy percent mortality rate (Hirsch‚ 2014). Staphylococcus infections is a form of Toxic Shock Syndrome
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What are pressure sores? Pressure sores are areas of injured skin and tissue. They are usually caused by sitting or lying in one position for too long. This puts pressure on certain areas of the body. The pressure can reduce the blood supply to the skin and the tissues under the skin. When a change in position doesn’t occur often enough and the blood supply gets too low‚ a sore may form. Pressure sores are also called bedsores‚ pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers. What are the symptoms of a pressure
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pathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES-BPT Cell death and Cellular adaptations At the end of the lesson on cell death and cellular adaptations‚ the student should be able to: 1) Define cellular adaptations 2) Enumerate the types of cellular adaptations 3) Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia with examples 4) Classify types of atrophy 5) Enumerate the common causes of atrophy 6) Define metaplasia 7) List the various types of metaplasia with examples 8) List the causes of cell injury 9) Name the
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nail extractor 14) Spacer antibiotic | | For replacement of infected hip prosthesis | 15) Hemovac | | For collection of drainage under negative pressure | 16) Gigli saw | | For amputation | 17) Antibiotic beads | | For osteomyelitis (therapeutic effect); For plating IMN‚ and all types of internal and external fixators (prophylactic effect) | 18) Cerclage Wire for Tension Band Wiring | | For fracture of patella | 19) Total Knee Arthroplasty Prosthesis | | For fracture
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infection to a more serious condition that could result to death. Some of the skin infections include folliculitis‚ impetigo‚ cellulitis‚ boils. Once the bacteria has entered the bloodstream‚ it could result to endocarditis‚ septic arthritis‚ and osteomyelitis which usually affects infants and old people. MRSA is a bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. This doesn’t necessarily mean that the bacteria will be more virulent and will cause a more intense infection. It will just make it more difficult
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Case Presentation A 4 year old boy presents to the Pediatrician’s office with pain and swelling of multiple large joints. He first developed pain over his right elbow‚ then right knee and both shoulders. The pain progressed‚ became associated with low grade fever and his mother also noticed swelling of the affected joints. By the end of day 2‚ the boy refused to bear weight and had to be carried to the clinic. The patient has also been having multiple episodes of watery‚ non-bloody diarrhea for
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Chapter 7 7.1 1. Describe three or more functions of the skeletal system other than supporting the body and protecting some of the internal organs. Bones along with muscles allow the body to move Blood vessels are made in certain types of bones Bones are able to store calcium as well as mineral phosphorus 7.2 2. What cell synthesizes the organic matrix of bone? What is the organic matrix of bone composed of? Osteoblasts synthesize the organic matrix of bone. The organic matrix of bone is composed
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Chapter 17 End of life care includes: palliative care- comprehensive care for patients whose disease is not responsive to cure; care also extends to patients’ families; management of psychological‚ social‚ and spiritual problems as well as control of pain and other physical symptoms; to improve pt and family’s quality of life hospice- care provided to terminally ill patient’s and their families; death has been accepted‚ bereavement for family; generally associated with palliative care that is
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