Compartment syndrome - is increased tissue pressure within a tight fascial compartment, resulting in tissue ischemia.
- commonly occurs in the anterior lower leg.
Pathology:
- compartment syndrome is the self progressive cascade of events, begin with tissue edema that usually occur following injury.
- when edema occur in anterior or posterior fascial...
Sunday, April 15, 2018
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Gastroschisis
-Gastroschisis is the protrusion or extrusion of abdominal viscera through a defect in the abdominal wall, usually in the right side of umbilical cord insertion.
- Gastroschisis is one of congenital disorder occur due to defect in anterior abdominal wall closure,...
Monday, April 9, 2018
Head trauma/injury
HEAD TRAUMA/INJURY:
Introduction.
-Head injuries is the common problem seen at Emergency department.
-Many patient with severe brain injury died before reaching the hospital. 90% of prehospital trauma-related deaths involving brain injuries.
- 75% of patients...
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Friday, April 6, 2018
Surgical suture techniques
Suture techniques:
-All suturing techniques aim at bring wound edges together without gaps or tension. Interval between suture bites should be equal in length and proportion to size of tissues brought together.
-Minimal size and necessary amount of suture needed to close...
Wednesday, April 4, 2018
Amputation
Amputation -refers to surgical removal of the whole or parts of a leg/foot or an arm/hand.
Types of amputation:
Minor amputation
Major amputation
Minor amputation - only a toe, finger, part of the foot or part of the hand is removed.
Major amputation - is the one where part of the leg or arm is removed. Below knee amputation (BKA),...
Diabetic foot
Diabetic Foot:
Introduction
From the time of insulin discovery, important observation was made by Joslin, who reported that,...
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
Abdominal incision.
1. Right Subcostal Incision (Kocher’s) incision- indicated for biliary tract surgery especially for cholecystectomy.
2. Midline incision- are particularly indicated in diagnostic laparotomy, as they allow wide access to most of the abdominal cavity.
3. McBurney incision / Gridiron's...
Monday, April 2, 2018
Incomplete miscarriage
Incomplete miscarriage is the type of abortion where the entire products of conception are not expelled out completely instead some part are remained inside the uterus.
This is the commonest type of miscarriage in hospitalized cases with miscarriage complications.
clinical features:-
- history of expulsion of the mass per vagina
-lower abdominal persist
-vaginal...
complete miscarriage
Complete miscarriage is the type of abortion in which product of conception are already expelled out from the uterine cavity.
The patient may present with the history of expulsion/extraction of fleshy mass from the uterus per vaginal followed by;
1). reduced in abdominal pain
2). vaginal bleeding become reduced or absent
3). uterine become small than...
Inevitable miscarriage
Inevitable abortion is the type of miscarriage in which the changes has progress to the extent that pregnancy can not be continuous in any means. The following are clinical symptoms in which the patient with inevitable miscarriage may present with:-
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