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EM@3AM: Total Hip Arthroplasty Complications

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An 80-year-old man with a history of hip arthroplasty presents by ambulance after falling at home. It is reported that the patient has been unable to ambulate since the fall. Open reduction in the operating room may be required if closed reduction is unsuccessful. 2021 Aug 31. 2021 Mar;33(1):11-17.

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Escape Room - Placenta Previa

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According to Salim and Satti (2021), some of the others include: Uterine Surgery Increased Maternal age (>35 years old) High Parity Multiple Fetal Gestation Smoking / Drug use The mechanism for the placenta forming in a less-than-ideal place is that scars leave poorly vascularized areas of the uterine wall. What about Oxygen? & Satti, I.