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Sural Fasciocutaneous Flap for Knee and Lower Leg Defects
Learn more about clinical outcomes of using a sural fasciocutaneous island flap for reconstruction of traumatic soft-tissue defects around the knee and on the proximal lower leg.
Treatment of Wounds Following Breast Reduction and Mastopexy
Dehiscence following breast reduction surgery or mastopexy constitutes a vexing complication both to the surgeon and the patient. Can charged polystyrene microspheres help to heal and seal?
Coaching Surgeons: Is Culture Limiting Improvement?
Coaching within the surgical environment is an educational method that could significantly improve a surgeon's practice; but how do surgeons feel about the idea of being coached?
Safety Equipment List
Safety equipment helps to protect users from injury, and even death, which may stem from an accident or dangerous situation. Specifically, safety equipment seeks to provide protection to sensitive body parts of those who risk exposure or damage from participation in sports or work-related...
Removing Splinters-Topic Overview
Before using tweezers or a needle, try using cellophane tape to remove a splinter. Simply put the tape over the splinter, then pull the tape off. The tape will stick to the splinter and remove it painlessly. If tape doesn't work: Wash your hands well with soap and water.Grasp the end of the ...
Evidence Corner
Explore the evidence addressing the reliability and validity of surgical and chronic wound infection measures.
Cuts, Scrapes, and Puncture Wounds
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of cuts, scrapes, and puncture wounds including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Duration of Patients' Visits to the Hospital ED
How long is the average ED visit -- and which factors contribute to an increased length of stay?
Registered Vet Tech Classes Open at Palo Alto College
Palo Alto College opened a veterinary facility on February 20, 2008. This college, located in San Antonio Texas, provides students an opportunity to become a registered vet tech. Palo Alto College provides a brand new high technology environment for students. Here's more information about registered
'Hook-like Effect' Causes False-negative Pregnancy Test
Urine hCG point-of-care tests are routinely used for detecting pregnancy in the ED -- but do they have their limitations?
Wound Care Outcomes in US Outpatient Wound Centers
How many wounds heal and how long does it take - in outpatient wound clinics?
Vomiting Should Be a Prompt Predictor of Stroke Outcome
Is there a relationship between vomiting and mortality in stroke patients?
Techniques for Comprehensible Input & Manipulatives
Comprehensible input is the key to language acquisition, according to Dr. Stephen Krashen of the University of Southern California. According to his Input hypothesis, students will acquire language much in the way they did as a child, by hearing messages in which they have a level of high interest.
How to Make Complaints With the Arkansas Medical Board
Filing a complaint with the Arkansas Medical Board is the first step in addressing your concerns over a doctor or practitioner's medical actions. Letters of complaint are handled by the Board and reviewed on a case-by-case basis. If the Arkansas Medical Board thinks your complaint is valid, they wil
How to Make an Emergency Preparedness Kit
To prepare for an emergency such as a power outage or a hurricane, tsunami, tornado or other weather disaster, and even a catastrophe like a pandemic or act of war, it's essential to make an emergency preparedness kit ahead of time. Protect yourself and your loved ones by having the survival kit--be
Who's Using Swan-Ganz Catheters?
Commentary on an assessment of the use of pulmonary artery catheters, published July 25, 2007 in JAMA
New American Red Cross CPR Guidelines
CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) is an emergency medical procedure for people suffering from crises such as respiratory failure, near-drowning and cardiac arrest. CPR is conducted through regulated chest compressions to get the heart to pump blood, and exhaling into the victim's mouth to get oxyg
Mouth Care for Trach Patients
Having a tracheotomy, an artificial hole in the trachea used for breathing, involves special considerations when it comes to oral hygiene. Normally the air that we breathe is filtered and moistened in the mouth and nose so bacteria and other particulate matter are not introduced into the body. Havin
How to Reverse Look up Diagnosis Codes
Whether you've just been diagnosed with a medical condition, and you're looking for more information on the diagnosis or you're interested in researching a particular diagnosis code, you can do so easily and for free directly from home using the Internet. Using the diagnosis code you have been given
How to Complete a Patient Plan of Care
A patient plan of care allows people in a health care setting to accurately create a map for the recovery of a patient by implementing treatments and marking short-term goals that allow both the caretakers and the patient to notice positive trends that take place. A plan of care can be difficult to