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1. Which statement strongly indicates syncope? - Answer I blacked out for a few seconds 2. When assessing the patient for arm drift, you should ask the patient to - Answer hold their arms out palms up, eyes closed 3. 68 yo patient reports abdominal pain, vomiting, and a loss of appetite, as well as black, tarry stools. you should suspect - Answer upper gi bleed 4. You are called to an outdoor garden center on a hot, humid day. Your patient is pale, wheezing, and has hives. you should su...

Which of the following meds helps the body transport sugar into the cells? - Answer Insulin A 32 year old patient is found unconsious in the snow. You cannot detect a pulse or respiration rate within 10 seconds. What should you do? - Answer assess her pulse for 30-45 seconds An adult male is sitting alone in a dark room, rocking back and forth. he mutters to his sock puppet "are you feeling sad?" what should you do? - Answer introduce yourself and start an assessment a 42-year-old man...

largest shoulder revenue products - Answer swivel & speedbridge, push lock, fiber wire (55%) largest knee revenue products - Answer TR, interference screw, ACL disposables (57%) largest DEX revenue products - Answer anchors, ankle fx/TR, Pars (36%) largest I&R revenue products - Answer pump tubing, shaver, synergy (75%) largest bio revenue products - Answer angel/ACP, grafts, arthroflex (58%) largest arthroplasty rev products - Answer universe &apex, revers, TKA (83%) top 4 rev...

What year did fiberwire start? - Answer 2001 what is fiberwire made of? - Answer UHMWPE with a braided jacket of UHMWPE sizes ranging from 4-0 to #5 What is the leading suture in knotless repair? - Answer 27% more resistant to tissue pull through? What is 1.7mm FiberTape? - Answer low profile 0 fiberwire core both tails are tapered 0 fiberwire similar strength profile to current FiberTape What is Labral Tape? - Answer 1.5mm Tape 100% UHMWPE 37% more resistant than #2 Charact...

**In the Arthrex shoulder story which product did Arthrex create that provides cortical fixation to address anchor pullout strength - Answer Corkscrew FT anchor **Fiberwire in a 2mm suturetak is what size? - Answer #1 fiberwire Key shoulder products? - Answer 1. Corkscrew 2. Swivelock 3. FiberTak How much faster is knotless vs knotted - Answer 24min TissueTak anchors in the Cuffmend system are made up of "?" material and is fully absorbed in how many months? - Answer - PLGA - 12...

What is the Arthrex suggested techqiue for FiberTape positioning for InternalBrace augmentation? - Answer Talus to Fibula. Over top of ATFL repair. When performing internal brace proceudre for Brostrum, what size drill is used for the 3.5 SwiveLock in the fibula? - Answer 3.4mm T/F - InternalBrace implant allows for early weight bearing while protecting ligament repair. - Answer True T/F - Arthrex recommends using the InternalBrace implant for lateral ankle instability with or without r...

goal of meniscal resection - Answer remove tissue, spare meniscus, reproduce contour Dr. Mackay IB w/ ACL technique - Answer ACL stump stitch tied to button passing suture after IB is anchored landmark that schottles point refers to in MPFL - Answer femoral attachment common causes of ACL injury - Answer direction change, sudden stop, jump landing fem footprint of ACL - Answer lat femoral condyle quad muscles - Answer rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, vastus inter...

What year was Arthrex started? - Answer 1981 What is the Arthrex slogan? - Answer Helping surgeons treat their patients better What are the 5 goals of Technology Specialist Training? - Answer 1. How are we different 2. Confidence 3. Simplify and prioritize (over 16k products) 4. Define value--> improved treatment and patient outcomes 5. Know your "why" What are the top 3 revenue producing products for shoulder? - Answer 1. SwiveLock/SpeedBridge Kit (53%) 2. PushLock 3. FiberW...

What are the 4 muscles of the rotator cuff? - Answer Subscapularis Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres Minor What is a SLAP lesion? - Answer Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior Avulsion fx that starts at 12:00 to 3:00, pulls of the biceps tendon What nerve lies close to the inferior aspect of glenoid? - Answer Axillary nerve What is the most common site for a proximal humerus fracture? - Answer Surgical Neck Which of the following benefits of the humeral SuturePlate for proximal ...

Sternoclavicular joint - Answer serves as the shoulder joints only attachment to the axial skeleton Coracoclavicular ligaments - Answer trapezoid and conoid ligaments Glenoid labrum functions - Answer Deepens the fossa by 50% Increases contact surface area Contributes to negative intra-articular pressure Attachment site for other stabilizing structures (long head of biceps) Shoulder joint capsule - Answer Fibrous membrane Contains glenohumeral ligaments limits translation and rotat...