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The Role Of Postop CT Scan In Penetrating Trauma

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They are occasionally useful in penetrating trauma, specifically when penetration into a body cavity is uncertain, and the patient has no hard signs that would send him or her immediately to the operating room. Is there any role for CT in operative penetrating trauma, after the patient has already been to the OR?

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Incidental Appendectomy During Trauma Laparotomy?

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The justification was usually, “We’ll save him/her another operation in the future in case he develops acute appendicitis.” Use it, and if it is one of the rare cases where appendicitis is actually present, then proceed with the usual and appropriate operative on nonoperative management. e5-1386, 2017.

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Back Braces: Are They Really Needed?

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Many vertebral fractures can be treated non-operatively. Post-operative bracing after pedicle screw fixation for thoracolumbar burst fractures: A cost-effectiveness study. J Clin Neurosci 45:33-39, 2017. Listed in 2017, to be completed Nov 2026. World Neurosurg 93:221-228, 2016. NCT03097081.

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Elbow Dislocations

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2017 Jul;9(3):195-204. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan–. PMID: 32644703 Robinson PM, Griffiths E, Watts AC. Simple elbow dislocation. Shoulder Elbow. PMID: 28588660 Donohue KW, Mehlhoff TL. Chronic Elbow Dislocation: Evaluation and Management. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2016 Jul;24(7):413-23.

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Emergency Nurses Week 2017

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

​ Emergency Nursing Week 2017 Throughout human existence, a need for 'emergency nursing' has always existed. Or another, at which the ambulance crew would have to call the hospital's telephone operator to send someone to unlock the door at night. No Author) (2017) Emergency Nurses Week. PDF ] Emergency Nurses Association. (No

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REBEL Core Cast 116.0 – Achilles Tendon Rupture

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Schedule follow up with orthopedics within 1 week for discussion of operative management vs early rehab protocols. 2017; 99-B(1): 78-86. Operative versus nonoperative treatment of acute Achilles tendon ruptures: a multicenter randomized trial using accelerated functional rehabilitation.J Bone Joint J. Bone Joint Surg Am.

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Tranq dope (fentanyl-xylazine combination): A new horizon in opioid withdrawal treatment

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Your patient ultimately is diagnosed with a spinal epidural abscess requiring operative care. 2017 Jun;32:660-6. Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine for opioid dependence with continuation in primary care: outcomes during and after intervention. Journal of general internal medicine. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc.