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--- resident:common_consults [2020/04/28 09:11] – [Lower Extremity Soft Tissue Coverage] jonathan
+++ resident:common_consults [2025/08/09 16:22] (current) – [Distal radius fracture] victoria
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   * If going to surgery, need to make NPO, IVF, pre-op abx.
+No nicotine patch
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 - OR cx 1/29: NGTD.\\
 - Abx: none.\\
+==== Hand Pus ====
+Dr. Gordon is particularly  particular about these. You "wick" the wound, not pack it. He likes a 1/4 inch penrose drain, but he understands more practically, that a sliver of a glove is the easier option. Suture it to itself so it can't possibly fall out. ALWAYS get a culture if you would like to stay in this program. If the patient is compliant and able to care for themselves, he wants the patient to soak the hand once an hour for 10-20 minutes. If you are deciding between the OR, it's best to have inflammatory markers (WBC, ESR, CRP) and trend them.
 ==== Chest Wall Recon after sternal dehisence of sternectomy ====
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 Gather plaster roll (normally will fold into two sets 13-15 sheets each for a dorsal-volar splint, webril, a basin for warm water, bias wrap and an ACE to splint the patient after the reduction
+Call XR 88657
+Place order XR fluoro diagnostic set up less than one hour