Operative Obstetrics

The ten years since the first edition of Operative Obstetrics have witnessed considerable changes in obstetric practice. There has been a continued increase in the rate of cesarean delivery, and the use of minimally-invasive surgery has rapidly gained popularity. Social changes affecting practice have also been significant, prompting a reevaluation of the appropriateness of certain types of operations during pregnancy. This fully-updated edition includes chapters on cesarean delivery, birth injury, ectopic pregnancy, and common surgical complications. It features a new discussion of surgical procedures performed by non-physicians and an updated treatment of fetal surgery. The text also considers complicated and controversial subjects such as cervical insufficiency,pregnancy termination, instrumental delivery, and shoulder dystocia. Each of the four sections includes an in-depth analysis of the important ethical and legal issues underlying practice for the area in question. An expanded appendix reviews legal concepts pertinent to practitioners in the field of obstetrics.

http://hotfile.com/dl/69120459/48ef2f7/OPER_OBS.pdf.html

Trousseau sign of latent tetany

Trousseau’s sign presents as carpopedal spasm occurring after a few minutes of inflation of a sphygmomanometer cuff above ............

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Watch an Angiogram Procedure

In this video, Dr. Mark A. Turco, Director of the Center for Cardiac and Vascular Research at Washington Adventist Hospital (Takoma Park, Maryland), performs an angiogram on a female patient with a history of heart disease in her family. Her stress test had indicated that she might have blockages in the blood vessels that carry blood to and from her heart. In his cath lab at Washington Adventist Hospital, Dr. Turco is able to see whether there are blockages and, if so, begin developing a treatment plan for her.

Maxillary Artery Branches Mnemonic

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Deep auricular
Anterior tympanic
Middle meningeal
Inferior alveolar
Accessory meningeal
Masseteric
Pterygoid
Deep temporal
Buccal
Sphenopalatine
Descending palatine
Infraorbital
Posterior superior alveolar
Middle superior alveolar
Pharyngeal
Anterior superior alveolar
Artery of the pterygoid canal

causes of coma, mnemonic

There are several medical causes of coma. One of the easiest ways to remember these causes is to use the mnemonic AEIOU TIPS:

* A - alcohol (overdose / withdraw / Wernicke's encephalopathy)
* E - epilepsy or exposure (heat stroke, hypothermia) or electrolytes
* I - insulin (diabetic emergency - high/low sugar)
* O - overdose or oxygen deficiency
* U - uremia (metabolic) or underdose
* T - trauma (head injury) or toxicology
* I - infection / inflammation
* P - psychosis or poisoning
* S - stroke / SAH / shock / syncope

Schwannoma (Histology)

Notice the whirly swirly pattern and how the cell nuclei are closely bunched together... almost as if they're forming a fence (Verocay bodies). Schwannomas are benign spindle cell tumors that occur along the edges of peripheral nerves. They can usually be removed without damaging the nerve itself.