| Identifier |
TABx_NOVEL |
| Title |
Temporal Artery Biopsy Procedure |
| Creator |
Nooran Badeeb; Danah Albreiki |
| Affiliation |
(NB) Neuro-ophthalmology fellow, MBBS; (DA) Assistant professor in Neuro-Ophthalmology & Strabismus Surgery, MBBS, FRCSC; The Ottawa Eye Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CA |
| Subject |
Temporal Artery Biopsy; GCA; Temporal Arteritis |
| Description |
Temporal artery biopsy is a procedure that is done in a patient with suspicion of GCA (Giant cell Arteritis), and some of the clinical manifestations that prompts us to suspect the diagnosis in patients older than 50 years old are: 1. GCA symptoms e.g. new onset headache. 2 . Visual symptoms: - Vision loss : (AION, CRAO, CRLAO). - Diplopia (EOM ischemia, Cranial neuropathies). - Amaurosis fugax. Steps in the procedure are: 1. Anesthesia, 2. Visibility, 3. Sterilizing, 4. Draping, 5. Check for pain, 6. Skin Incision, 7. Cautery, 8. Dissect the Wound, 9. Apply Retractor, 10. Expose the Artery, 11. Ligate the Artery, 12. Look for Branches, 13. Cauterize a Branch, 14. Dissect the Artery, 15. Control Bleeding, 16. Subcutaneous Sutures, 17. Skin Closure |
| Date |
2021 |
| Language |
eng |
| Format |
video/mp4 |
| Type |
Image/MovingImage |
| Collection |
Neuro-ophthalmology Virtual Education Library: NOVEL http://NOVEL.utah.edu |
| Publisher |
North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society |
| Holding Institution |
Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-5890 |
| Rights Management |
Copyright 2021. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6yztb4j |
| Setname |
ehsl_novel_novel |
| ID |
1720296 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6yztb4j |
