Thanks to Dr. Muhlfelder for presenting today’s Morning Report! Plantar Puncture Wounds How remote is the injury? Comorbidities? Tetanus Status? Diabetics present later 2/2 neuropathy/decreased sensation, 3x risk of osteo For all, consider deep penetration given weight-bearing area,…
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Wednesday Wrap-up: 4/22/2015
Morning Report: 1/13/2015
Thanks to Dr. Wang for presenting today’s Morning Report! Nailbed Injuries Typically caused by crush injuries with hammer, in doorway, or car doors. Trauma by saws, knives, or drills can also cause these injuries Subungual hematoma: 50% have…
Morning Report: 4/8/2014
Welcome back to Morning Report! Today’s edition is presented by Dr. Alsup! Mammal bites Cat bites Deep puncture wounds, difficult to irrigate 10-40% rate of infections Staph, step and pasteurella multocida P. multocida, a highly virulent, facultatively anaerobic,…
Morning Report: 8/1/2013
Today’s Morning Report is presented by Dr. Bradby! Human Bite Wounds Overview – 10-15% of human bite wounds become infected – Most injuries occur in the hands – Saliva contains as many as 100 million organisms per mL and…