Venous Cutdown
Indications Print Section Listen • In general, the cutdown procedure is used for the operative placement of an intermediate or long-term central catheter or in an emergency setting when percutaneous…
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Cardiac Catheterization
Indications Print Section Listen | Download (.pdf) | Print • Cardiac catheterization can be roughly divided into diagnostic and therapeutic procedures although there is often overlap between the two. Diagnostic…
Internal Jugular and Subclavian Catheterization
Indications Print Section Listen • Emergency resuscitation requiring administration of large amounts of fluids. • Need for central venous pressure monitoring. • Placement of a pulmonary artery catheter. • Need…
Lacerations: Suturing
Indications Print Section Listen • Improve cosmesis. • Reduce infection. • Restore function. Contraindications Print Section Listen • Wounds on the trunk and torso that are greater than 12 hours…
Bronchoscopy
Indications Print Section Listen • Persistent atelectasis. • Stridor. • Unexplained or persistent wheeze. • Suspected foreign body. • Pneumonia (recurrent, unknown etiology, or in an immunocompromised patient). • Persistent…
Foreign Bodies: Eyelid Eversion and Retraction
Indications Print Section Listen • Suspected foreign body or corneal abrasion. • History of eye trauma or irritability in a nonverbal patient. • Abnormal sensation or eye pain, foreign body…
Foreign Body Removal: Nasal Cavity
Indications Print Section Listen • Foreign body lodged in the nasal cavity. Contraindications Print Section Listen Absolute • Respiratory distress. • Penetrating injury. • Bleeding diathesis. • Disc battery impaction….
Hearing Screening
Hearing Screening: Introduction Print Section Listen Indications • Conductive hearing loss results from an obstruction of the air conduction pathway in the outer or middle ear. • Sensorineural hearing loss…
Regional Nerve Blocks for Bone Fractures
Indications Print Section Listen Digital Block • Provides analgesia in the fingers and toes for treatment of fractures, dislocations, and lacerations. Hematoma Block • Analgesia for fracture reduction. • Most…
Arthrocentesis
Arthrocentesis: Introduction Print Section Listen Indications • Diagnostic: Sampling of fluid for laboratory evaluation (eg, septic joint, inflammatory arthritis). • Therapeutic. • Injection of corticosteroids. • Injection of local anesthetic….
