18 November 2020 - Orthopaedics
Program
10-1030hr – Welcome back, recaps – Regional TNH, from 28/10 – Jacqui M
1030-1100 – Anaemia in the Elderly - Andy K
1100-1130 – How to examine the knee in trauma - Tom C
1130-1145 – quick coffee and stretch
1145-1230 – Image and Gas of the week - Maria and Mark
1230 -1245 - Registrar forum – Joel – time set aside for you to discuss Registrar issues, DEMTs not included
1245-1300 – break
1315-1400 – Simulation – Maria, Khalid, Sophie - Education Centre
1330-1500 – Ultrasound with Mark in department – rsvp with him directly
1300-1400 – TBA for the rest
1000-1200 - OSCE Group - Education Centre
ECG of the Week
No ECG this week, sorry!
Image of the Week
An 82 year old female presents complaining of abdominal pain. A contrast-enhanced CT abdomen is performed. Her vital signs are all within normal range.
This CT shows a large fusiform infrarenal aneurysm.
Some key information on AAA’s
Mortality
< 10% for elective repair using open technique
5% for endoluminal repair
approaches 100% if not operated
80% in all ruptured AAA’s
45% in those reaching hospital
Poor prognostic factors
increasing age, especially if age > 80 years and acute rupture
pre-operative renal impairment
pre-operative hypotension or anaemia
massive transfusion
Gas of the Week
We didn’t get time to discuss the gas at our last session so we will revisit that.