Monday, February 4, 2013

Helium

Challenge: What is this?

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3 comments:

  1. intrauterine balloon tamponade

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  2. Dilation and Curettage? With expansion with cold saline to induce self expulsion of fetal tissue?

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  3. intrauterine balloon is the right answer..nice job Kat
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    Helium

    This is a Bakri balloon. The collapsed balloon is placed into the uterus, then inflated to tamponade endometrial bleeding in postpartum hemorrhage.

    Source: UpToDate.

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