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Intern Notebook (Surgery)

The document outlines the indications for CT scans in adults and children with head injuries, detailing specific risk factors that necessitate immediate imaging. It also includes management protocols for various medical conditions, such as burn treatment, catheterization guidelines, and the SPIKES protocol for breaking bad news to patients. Additionally, it provides a GCS scale for assessing brain injury severity.
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Intern Notebook (Surgery)

The document outlines the indications for CT scans in adults and children with head injuries, detailing specific risk factors that necessitate immediate imaging. It also includes management protocols for various medical conditions, such as burn treatment, catheterization guidelines, and the SPIKES protocol for breaking bad news to patients. Additionally, it provides a GCS scale for assessing brain injury severity.
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CTSCAN

INDICATIONS

IN CASE OF ADULTS IN CASE OF CHILDREN ((I6YRS)

! Immediate CT scan if ! Immediate CT scan if

risk factors risk factors


Head
injudy +
any
1 of the Head
injudy +
any
1 of the

G CS < 13 on initial assessment Loss of consciousness


lasting) Smins (witnessed)
G Cs (15 at 2 houns after
injury Amnesia
(antegnade/retrognade) lasting 5 mins
Suspected open on depressed skull fracture Abnormal drowsiness

Any sign of basal skull fracture >3 episode of


vomiting
Haemotympanum
Panda
Eyes
Clinical suspicion of non-accidental
injupy
CSF
leakage from ear and nose

Battle's
sign
Post-traumatic Seizure but no
H/oepilepsy
Post-traumatic Seizure G CS < 14 on initial assessment

Fon <1
Focal
neunological deficit
year baby , GCS (paediatric) (15
> episode of
vomiting Suspected open/depressed skull fracture/tense fontanell

amnesia for events > 30 mins before impact basal skull fracture
Any sign of
Haemotympanum
Panda
Eyes
CSF
leakage from ear and nose
Head
injudy + Loss of consciousness + amnesia Battle's
sign
1 of the risk factors Focal deficit
+
any neunological
G Cs (15 at 2 houns after
injury Bruise/swelling/laceration <Scm on head (if < Iyean)

Age 65 years Dangerous mechanism of injury


High Speed RTA as
pedestrian/cyclist/vehicle occupant
coagulopathy Fall from
height) 3 m
Bleeding clotting disonder
High speed injury from projectile object
,

on
with Warfarin
Ongoing treatment

Dangerous mechanism of injury


Pedestrian/cyclist struck by motor vehicle
Occupant ejected from moton vehicle
CT scan within 6hms of
injury if
Fall from
height > Im

Fall from 5 stains


Head
injudy Anticoagulant therapy
+ + no other

indications

CT scan within 6hms of


injury if
Head
injudy Anticoagulant therapy
+ + no other

indications
7.
fluid
Epididymal cyst >
-
clear
can be aspirated
spenmatucele fluid
->
barely clean

low Residual diet x3 days


Absolute indication of
prostatectomy :
X-Ray kVB prepequisite
laxatives

BEP [ chronic andDefractory


-

Detention
BEP [ hematuria
Frequency
-

BPH PRIMARY SIGNS


- BEP C UT I
urgency
Noctudia
BED : Obstructive
-
unopathy

Female Male Calcupia stone with rpine


>
Passage of
-

Normal
voiding time : 205 .
30S .
Choice of
investigation for Hematunia -
CT Unognam

voiding flow :
3 OmL 25 m1
Colicky pain >
-
Noncontrast

CT
Unognam
% of MCC
Normal PVR =
OmL@R(10
Abnormal PVR = > 10 % of MCC
minimum
PostT significant cystometric
Desidue
capacity NO DA/DNS is
given in Intestinal Obstruction

.
2 neutralised with 1 unit Insulin
5g glucose

Faecal Fistula MX . Methonidazole >


-

analgesic function on anal canal

S skin came and control of sepsis > acts on anaenobic


organisms
-

N nutrition >
-
full stomach

A assessment
Azithromycin- empty stomach

relation to meal
D
planning Ciprofloxacin Ceftriaxone
,
> no
-

Normal air-fluid in WIA


CXR Interpretation Sequence X-ray
A
airway 1) Fundus of stomach

B bones 2) ist part of duodenum

C Candiac shadow 3) lleocaecal junction

D
diaphragm 4) Splenic flexube

E external (soft tissue shadows) 3) Meckel's diverticulum

F field
(lungfield)
G
great vessels

H hilum
MANAGEMENT

Remove contaminated
17
clothing
Wash and with N/S NEVER use Betadine (except deep bunns) it is composive
agent
2) innigate
as a

If blisten is present >


->

aspirate (but do notbemove


covering skin)

dress with Duodenm


> > softwoll >
bandage > softholl >
Kept for X4
days
-
-

>
- after nemoval of Duoderm use :

Sofra-tulle > Burn


gauge) Softnoll>
Roll
bandage
3) I/v fluid Formulat only pantial and full thickness

according to Pankland bunn are included in this calculation

Initial fluid
Requirement (H/s) = <mLx % BSAX
weight in lig -
> adult

Y2 "2 3mL- > children

Candiac
Finst & Hours Next 16 houds 2 mL >
elderly
-

from the time of bunn


injury
inhalational electrical
6 mL
injury
#Or from time of evaluation >
-

4) Inj. Cefton
(1gm) I/VX 12
nounly
5) Inj. Pethidine (75mg) 1/MX 12
hourly
6) Inj. Seclo (40mg) F/Vx12 houply
>
- for stress
ulced/curling ulcer
7) Inj . TT + TIG

3) Catheterisation to monitor upine output and maintain >0 .

5mL/kg/hr
unh
as patient may go into shock >
-

Rhabdomyolisis
↓ Bu

I Becore
↑ S creatinine
Hypovolemics
for fluid loss
.

Candiogenics develop AKI

Septics
immunity loss

Neurogenic for pain

6) Tab . Ceevit
CANNULA GUIDELINES
Flashbacka

F
ORANGE

G
Needle
gnip
-

FROng
E
Injection

Yociny
.
Ge
Luen Valve
Connector
Catheter

i T Needle

zi XFi
y9 2

i
u
F

① Peripheral cannula should be replaced 72-06 houps .


every
② If there are
any signs
of inflammation cannula should be removed

③ cannulation should be cannied out under aseptic conditions .

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F
ORANGE

14G

E I

F
Ge T
J

F T
ITS

FX
zi I
&
&

or 9 2

·
u
E Fin
BREAKING BAD NEWS
Information that
&
adnews drastically alters the life of a patient

news can be done in 3 ways


Breaking bad

SPIKES
PROTOCOL
ABCED BROW
SPIKES PROTOCOL

Setting (setting up the interview)


Penception (assessing the patient's perception)
obtaining the patient's invitation to give information)
Y
Invitation

knowledge giving knowledge and information to the patient)


Emotions (addressing patien's emotions with empathicResponses)

Strategy (strategy)

SPIKES
Perception Invitation Knowledge Emotions
Strategy

setting
GCS Scale

Eye opening
E spontaneous eye opening 4

S
Eye opening in response to speech 3 Minor Brain
Injury 13-15

D
Eye opening in response to pain 2 Moderate Brain
Injury 8 -
12

N No Response I Sevene Brain Injury 3 -


2

Verbal Response comatose

O Oriented 5

C confused 4

A Inappropriate words 3

I In comprehensible sounds 2

N No Response I

Motop Response

8 6
Obeys commands
L Localises pain 5

D Withdrawal from pain 4

flexes up pen extremities/


F Flexion to pain Extends lowen extremities
3

Extends all extremities e

pain g
.
.

A Extension to extends elbow to nail bed pressure 2

N No Response I
GCS Scale

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