Testicular torsion Signs and symptoms include: Acute scrotal pain/swelling or intermittent testicular pain Testicular tenderness High-riding testis with horizontal lie Absent cremasteric reflex on the affected side Negative Prehn sign…
To drain infection of the soft tissue surrounding the rectum, which is caused by obstruction of the anal crypts and ducts CONTRAINDICATIONS Perianal abscesses with fistula-in-ano should be drained in…
Removal of foreign matter lodged within the external auditory canal (FIGURE 86.1) General Basic Steps Preparation Irrigation Removal TECHNIQUE Patient Preparation Place patient in a supine position Restrain patient and…
Methylene Blue Injection/Open Joint Evaluation Felipe Teran INDICATIONS When there is clinical suspicion of communication between a traumatic wound and joint space When intra-articular air within the joint space is…
Methylene Blue Injection/Open Joint Evaluation Felipe Teran INDICATIONS When there is clinical suspicion of communication between a traumatic wound and joint space When intra-articular air within the joint space is…
Pericardial tamponade with hemodynamic decompensation Pulseless electrical activity with clinical suspicion of tamponade or with ultrasonographic evidence of pericardial effusion CONTRAINDICATIONS None for the unstable patient Coagulopathy is a relative…
Radial head subluxation is frequently referred to as “nursemaid’s elbow” The annular ligament of the radius displaces into the radiocapitellar articulation (FIGURE 92.1A) A common injury in children between the…
Retrograde urethrography (RUG) is generally and commonly done in male patients as they have a longer and more complex urethral pathway The genitourinary system is divided into the upper urinary…
Incarcerated hernias should have attempted manual reduction Techniques for reduction are applicable to both the adult and pediatric patient CONTRAINDICATIONS Strangulated Hernia Recognize signs and symptoms, including extreme tenderness, skin…
An infection or abscess of the fingertip pulp INDICATIONS Fluctuance of the distal pulp with pain worsened by pressure Failure of resolution of infection after conservative therapy CONTRAINDICATIONS Herpetic whitlow…
