Lower Leg and Ankle
Background/ Epidemiology The lower leg is commonly injured in active people. Impact-related activities create repetitive low levels of trauma that build over time resulting in a variety of injuries. A…
Exertional Heat Illness
Simple, requires minimal equipment (mist-sprayer and fan), can be applied in remote locationsPros:Simple, effective, does not require lifting/immersion of patient, can be applied in remote locationsPros:Most rapid means of cooling…
Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Athletes
Upper to lower extremity ratio<0.85Wing span: height ration > 1.05Thumb-index finger overlap around wristScoliosis >200Hind foot collapseHypermobile jointsHigh palateMarfan faciesMinor to moderate pectus excavatumOcularLens dislocationFlat corneaMyopiaCardiovascularAscending aorta dilationAscending aorta dissectionDescending…
Sex and Gender in Medical Education: The Next Chapter
Figure 14.1 From the bench to the bedside: translational education Points of Engagement: Creating Culture Change Altering the culture of a one-sex model within medicine will require engagement on many…
Special Populations
Figure 13C.1 Transgender is an umbrella term (adj.) for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from the sex they were assigned at birth Glossary of Terms* Transgender or…
Special Populations
Figure 13B.1 The cortisol biosynthesis pathway affected by 21OH deficiency in CAH The most common enzyme deficiency found in children with CAH is 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD), accounting for approximately 95%…
Digesting Sex and Gender: Gastroenterology
Figure 10.1 Emergency department visits with primary gastrointestinal diagnoses by age and gender. In all the age groups, except for age group 0–5 years, women had more ED visits than…
From Title IX to the Q angle: Sex and Gender in Acute Care Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
Figure 8.1 Sagittal T1 weighted MRI image demonstrating an ACL tear (Raukar) Although the ACL can be reconstructed after injury, stabilizing the knee and decreasing “giving way” episodes, reconstruction does…
Special Populations
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml” xmlns:mml=”http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML” xmlns:epub=”http://www.idpf.org/2007/ops”> Chapter 13 Special PopulationsA. Old, not Neutered: A Sex and Gender-Based Approach to the Acute Care of Elders Elena Kapilevich and Bruce Becker The Case of…
A Sex and Gender Based Perspective on Traumatic Injury
Figure 6.1 Trauma incidents and case fatality rate by age and gender Age Related Trauma in the elderly is complicated by impaired hemostasis, adverse drug reactions and drug–drug interactions, and…
