Radius Anesthesia

JUNE 21, 2023

Approximately 10 million people in the U.S. suffer from osteoporosis, a disease that slows the growth of healthy bone and weakens bones over time. Osteoporosis affects nearly 20% of women aged 50 and over and can increase the risk of a fragility fracture during or after joint replacement surgery , of which falling is the most common cause 1. Greater fragility in the bones of a patient with osteoporosis can complicate orthopedic surgery.

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RK.MD

JUNE 21, 2023

Cardiac output ( CO ) is mathematically calculated as the product of heart rate and stroke volume. It’s related to preload, afterload, and contractility. One echocardiographic technique I routinely use to estimate a patient’s stroke volume is the volume-time integral ( VTI ). The VTI method is based on the Doppler effect which relates to the perceived change in frequency of sound waves as they reflect off moving objects.

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The Lay Medical Man

JUNE 21, 2023

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