Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Keywords: Delivery, Imminent, Dystocia (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/10/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Category: Airway Management
Keywords: Airway, Intubation (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/12/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Category: Infectious Disease
Keywords: TB, PPD, Conversion (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/12/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Category: Orthopedics
Keywords: Supracondylar, Fracture, Pediatric, Ossification (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/12/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Category: Airway Management
Keywords: Intubation, Airway (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/12/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Keywords: Pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, HELLP (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/12/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Category: Obstetrics & Gynecology
Keywords: Erb's Palsy, Dystocia, Legal (PubMed Search)
Posted: 7/14/2007 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 7/8/2007)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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In follow up to my Shoulder Dystocia Pearl
Dr. DePriest Whye has some legal pearls for us:
Erbs Palsy( Brachial Plexus Injury) is a known complication of shoulder dystocia and is due to traction on the arm that causes stretching of the brachial plexus.
Erb's Palsy cases are difficult to defend. They are impossible to defend with improper documentation.
Category: Visual Diagnosis
Posted: 10/5/2018 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 8/31/2024)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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33 y/o M with PMH of ETOH induced pancreatitis presents with epigastic/RUQ pain & N/V after drinking last night, per patient his usual “pancreas pain”. The nurse shows you his blood tubes because they look “milky”. Lipase 1200, Ca 6.8.
What lab test would you add?
Answer: triglyceride level.
This patient has hypertriglyceridemia induced acure pancreatitis. His triglyceride level was 3047 mg/dL (normal value <150), HDL 20 mg/dL (normal value 40-60), total cholesterol 276 mg/dL (normal <200).
Treatment includes starting the patient on insulin drip, as insulin decreases serum triglyceride levels. If the glucose is <200 mg/dL the patient needs to started on dextrose 5% infusion. Apheresis can be considered if the patients triglyceride levels do not come down with insulin infusion (normally down without 3-4 days). Goal is a triglyceride level <500.
Category: Visual Diagnosis
Posted: 5/11/2022 by Michael Bond, MD
(Emailed: 8/31/2024)
(Updated: 8/31/2024)
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Pulmonary Embolism
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