Button batteries are incredibly dangerous! Why are they so dangerous? But batteries are dangerous because if swallowed, they could become stuck in the esophagus. Once they become stuck, they immediately are activated in begin burning the esophagus. The type of burn from button batteries is an alkaline burn because water is hydrolyzed to a hydroxyl anion. In addition, there is a chemical nature to the burn. These burns can become quite serious after even one hour and life-threatening. In the upper esophagus button battery can burn through the esophagus and into the trachea, causing a trachea es ..read more

"Let it Breathe" is a wound care myth! When wounds are left to dry out a scab forms, a build up of exudate and blood excreted by the wound that hardens and creates a barrier to healing. What we want is a moist environment for wound healing and an appropriate dressing that manages the exudate. If we can create a moist environment then we can create the optimal set up for cellular proliferation and the organized deposition of collagen to complete the healing process ..read more

What are the most common myths about wound healing? Can I BUST them? As a surgeon I make wounds and I take care of wounds. I need to be a wound expert. Over the years I've learned a lot about wound care and I discovered that I believed a few of these myths. Some, like letting a wound breathe or using hydrogen peroxide were from experience and dogma and others like reducing scarring and when to swim were learned and corrected through education and experience. Today I'm sharing these lessons with you and I have a feeling you're going to enjoy it! If you want to sign up for the CITIZENSURGEON com ..read more

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Today we're talking about BRCA and the genetic risk of breast cancer. When I was a trainee I knew that BRCA mutations led to an increase in breast cancer but I had no idea there were so many other cancers. Breast, Ovarian, Prostate, Pacreatic, Gastric and the list goes on! If you haven't watched the first video on breast cancer be sure to do that after you watch this video about the genetic risk of cancer and you'll have a great understanding of what breast cancer is and how we assess risk. If you want to sign up for the CITIZENSURGEON community sign up right here!! https://citizensurgeon.co/s ..read more

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We're going to take a deep dive into breast cancer. In this first video of the series I'm going to introduce breast cancer, we're going to talk quickly about the relevant anatomy for understanding breast cancer and then go through the trends, risk factors and a clinical case. I'm also going to introduce the breast cancer risk calculator so definitely check that out in the references below! If you want to sign up for the CITIZENSURGEON community sign up right here!! https://citizensurgeon.co/signup MUST HAVE SURGERY BOOKS Sabiston's Textbook of Surgery https://citizensurgeon.co/Sabiston Moore's ..read more

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