Mon.Dec 04, 2023

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Will You Need PT After Surgery?

Nashville Anesthesia Professionals

The relationship between physical therapy (PT) and recovery from surgery is complicated; whether there is a need for it after surgery is informed by several factors such as age, type of surgery and type of PT. Many types of surgery don’t need PT after at all, in fact. The need is larger when the surgery affects the musculoskeletal system in particular.

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Theories and Mechanisms of Aging 

DFW Anesthesia Professionals

Humanity has undoubtedly made amazing strides in civilization, knowledge, and technology; nonetheless, the mysteries that control the human lifespan have yet to be unraveled. Medical tests, treatments, and innovations allow people to live longer than before, but age-related changes and conditions continue to exist, and are even exacerbated in some cases.

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Air Bronchograms On Ultrasound

RK.MD

In lung ultrasound, air bronchograms (indicated by yellow arrows in the video) occur when segments of the bronchial tree remain patent (filled with anechoic air) amid the surrounding consolidated, echogenic lung tissue. These adjacent alveoli could be collapsed as in atelectasis, filled with inflammatory exudates as in pneumonia, damaged in ARDS, etc.

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How to Rock the General Surgery Residency Interviews! #AASChat Topic for Dec 5th Join Us!

AAS

Join us for our monthly #AASChat on X – tomorrow, December 5th at 8:00 PM Eastern led by Christie Buonpane, MD @clbuonpane and Alessandra Landmann, MD @ale ssandra. We’ll be discussing “How to Rock the General Surgery Residency Interviews!” A few questions that will direct the conversation will include: What is your favorite interview question and […] The post How to Rock the General Surgery Residency Interviews!

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