Medical Instruments
5 Threads
🧵regarding some of the instruments used for debridement of the soft tissues. For those familiar with my threads, we will also introduce 2 new instruments: the curette and the rong...
One more redo🧵for the students... Here I will explain what is meant by 'French' when we are talking about Foleys and NG tubes and such. Also we will cover what the 'Gauge' of an...
🧵regarding the 'right angle' clamp, including: why 'right angles' usually aren't actually 90° (which is a good thing), other problems with the name, why the original French name w...
Today's 🧵will cover an unusual (and controversial) use of a different part of the scalpel blade...the back end of the blade. (1/ ) https://t.co/f9w00M24fH
Short 🧵regarding what it means when a needle driver has a gold handle. The gold handles are not just cosmetic: the needle drivers actually *are* better. To understand this, we h...