Numb3rs
Know your attendings
What's it called
Labs
RANDOM
100
What is Dr. Scanlan's favorite number
eight
100
Who has never heard the radio prior to residency
Dr. Larson
100
Principle that states "Initial fixation of the primary fracture will assist stabilization of the secondary fractures"
Vassal’s principle
100
Uric acid above this level indicates abnormality
>7 mg/dL males
>6 mg/dL females
100
What does AO stand for?
Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Osteosynthesefragen
200
Modifier code for BILATERAL procedure
50
200
This attending loves to wear animal print (not real animals)
Dr. Bonnie Nicklas
200
A positive test results when squeezing of the calf muscle does not plantarflex the foot (Achilles tendon rupture)
Thompson test
200
Vitamin D Deficiency is valued below
vitamin D deficiency :
25-hydroxyvitamin D < 20 ng/mL
vitamin D insufficiency
between 21–29 ng/mL
200
the VAC in Wound VAC stands for...?
Vacuum assisted closure
300
What is the universal code for UPMC mercy
8342*
300
This male attending knows all the lyrics to "Let it go" from the Hit Disney Movie, "Frozen"
Dr. Manway
300
Classification for talar dome lesions
Berndt and Hardy
300
Normal Pre albumin levels?
Adults: 15 to 36 mg/dL
Children: 20 to 40 mg/dL
300
What does MRA stand for
Magnetic Resonance Angiography
400
What is the code for Mercy clinic
1021*
400
This attending majored in Nuclear Medicine Technology in undergrad
Dr. "Trina" Johnson
400
Difference between Embolism and Thrombus
Thrombus- Occlusion of vessel by plaque/thickened wall
Embolism- Detached thrombus
400
INR value to proceed with surgery
Ideally INR <1.4
400
How long does it take for tensile strength to diminsh in Vicryl by 50%
Tensile strength
50% diminished @ 3 weeks
75% diminished @ 4 weeks
Absorbed completely in 10 weeks
500
If a wound is 3 x 3 x 0.1 cm and then returns in 4 weeks measuring 2 x 2 x 0.1 cm, how much % improvement do you document?
55%
500
This attending received an award for superb spanish
Senor/Doctoro Burns
500
Benign, osteolytic lesion with central nidus (<1 cm) that may have calcifications in 1st to 2nd decades of life
Dull pain, worse at night, relieved with ASA
Relieved by asa = osteoid osteoma
Not relieved by asa = osteoblastoma
500
assuming 70 kg patient
Hbg 6.5/ Hct 25, one unit of pRBC was given, what do you expect to see in next blood draw?
Hbg +1 = 7.5 g/dL
Hct + 3 = 28 %
500
Ps of compartment syndrome