Superficial Incisional SSI Stab wound, pin site infection or stitch abscess alone is not considered an SSI. a. Time: Occurs within 30 days after any…
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Chronic Wounds : Mnemonic Approach
Chronic wounds are wounds that have failed to proceed through an orderly and timely reparative process to produce anatomic and functional integrity over a period…
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1. Speech: Ideas, thoughts, feelings expressed through language 2. Emotion: Complex phenomenon involving reactions in 3 different components: Feeling experienced by subject (joy, sadness, anger)…
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This is a tabulated compilation for complications of fractures in general which can be immediate, early or delayed and local or generalized/systemic. This topic is…
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A wound is typically described as a break in the surface tissue (such as skin or mucous membrane) or any tissue under the surface. It…
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Most patients have only one operation in their lives and to them, it is of great concern and a Solemn Occasion, though it is just…
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Gram positive and Gram negative Amoxicillin-clavulanate Tazobactam-piperacillin Carbapenem: Ertapenen, Imipenem, Meropenem Cefuroxime Cefotaxime Ceftriaxone Anaerobes Amoxicillin-clavulanate Tazobactam-piperacillin Carbapenems Clindamycin Metronidazole Pseudomonas Tazobactam-piperacillin Carbapenems (except Ertapenem)…
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The most important pharmacokinetic parameters from a dosing point of view are: The clearance (CL) – determines the maintenance dose-rate The volume of distribution (Vd)…
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