These are immediate or potentially life-threatening injuries that require evaluation and treatment during primary and secondary survey. They are divided into the lethal six and the hidden six. The Lethal Six (ATOM FC) include: The Hidden Six are potentially life-threatening injuries that should be detected during secondary survey. The following mnemonics acronym may be used… Continue reading Deadly Dozens of Trauma
Month: September 2023
Closed Tube Thoracotomy Drainage
Introduction Relevant Anatomy Types The types of closed tube drainage includes; 1. Simple underwater seal drainage without suction 2. Suction drainage system A traditional chest tube drainage system will have these three chambers Mechanism Of Action A patient may require a chest drainage system any time the negative pressure in the pleural cavity is disrupted,… Continue reading Closed Tube Thoracotomy Drainage
Cervical Insufficiency
Cervical insufficiency is a clinical diagnostic term that is synonymous with cervical incompetence and is classically defined as recurrent second-trimester pregnancy loss following painless cervical dilatation, attributed to the inability of the cervix to retain the gestation [1]. Cervical insufficiency occurs in the absence of uterine contractions or labour (painless cervical dilatation) and is usually… Continue reading Cervical Insufficiency
GLAUCOMA
By Yinka-Balogun Olumuyiwa Definition Glaucoma is defined as an optic neuropathy with progressive optic nerve head damage and characteristic visual field changes with intraocular pressure as a modifiable risk factor. Aetiology Risk Factors Types There are two main kinds: Open-angle glaucoma; This is the most common type. It is also known as… Continue reading GLAUCOMA
Febrile Convulsions
Febrile convulsions can be defined as fever associated with convulsion in children aged 6months to 5years after excluding intracranial and metabolic causes. Etiology Disease conditions that lead to convulsions are: Types There are two types of febrile convulsions: simple and complex Simple febrile convulsions Complex febrile convulsions Management This involves a good history, investigations and… Continue reading Febrile Convulsions
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes mellitus can be defined as a of metabolic disorder of multiple aetiology characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein resulting from defects of insulin secretion, insulin action or both.[1] Of the four classes of DM, three types are frequently recognized in our setting and these are type 1 DM (T1DM),… Continue reading Diabetes Mellitus