Special Operations Forces Medical Handbook

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Tube thoracostomy
indications for, 8–7
procedures in, 8–8—8–9
Tuberculosis
assessment of, 5–54
cause and transmission of, 5–54
cough with, 3–15
cutaneous, 5–54
assessment of, 4–44
cause of, 4–44
follow-up for, 4–45
patient education for, 4–44—4–45
signs of, 4–44
symptoms of, 4–44
treatment for, 4–44
diagnostic algorithm for, 3–34f
differential diagnosis of, 4–13, 5–78, 5–104
extrapulmonary, 5–54
follow-up for, 5–55—5–56
latent, 5–54
mastitis, 3–7
patient education for, 5–55
pleural effusion with, 4–15
pulmonary, 4–44
signs of, 5–54
symptoms of, 5–54
treatment for, 5–55
zoonotic disease considerations in, 5–56
Tuberculous meningitis, 5–80
Tularemia
assessment of, 5–103
in biological warfare, 6–60
cause of, 5–102
differential diagnosis of, 3–112t
follow-up for, 5–103
patient education for, 5–103
signs of, 5–102—5–103
symptoms of, 5–102
treatment for, 5–103
zoonotic disease considerations in, 5–103
Tumors
low back pain with, 3–6
of testis and scrotum, 3–79—3–80
Tuning fork, 6–1
Turtle sign, 3–95
Twitch, 5–129
Tylenol
for barotrauma, 6–4
for blood transfusion reaction, 8–19
for cholecystitis, 4–78
for chronic pelvic pain, 3–44t
for episiotomy pain, 3–104
for febrile reaction to blood transfusion, 8–20
for fever, 3–35
for headache, 3–56
for leptospirosis, 5–87
for meningitis, 4–36
Tylox, 4–92
Tympanic membrane rupture, 6–35
with blast injuries, 7–23, 7–24


treatment for, 7–26
Tympanoplasty, 6–22
Typhoid
diagnostic algorithm for, 3–30—3–34f
required vaccination for, 5–106t
Typhoid fever
assessment of, 5–104
cause of, 5–104
differential diagnosis of, 3–112t, 4–71, 5–84
follow-up for, 5–105
patient education for, 5–105
signs of, 5–104
symptoms of, 5–104
treatment for, 5–104
Typhoid polysaccharide Vi vaccine, 5–105
Typhus, 5–83
differential diagnosis of, 3–112t, 5–69
treatment of, 5–84
Tzanck smear, 4–47
Tzanck stain, 8–48—8–49

Ulcerated skin lesions, yaws, 4–63
Ulcers
aphthous, 5–16—5–17
genital.See Genital ulcers
herpetic, 5–16
perforated
acute abdominal pain in, 3–3t
chest pain with, 3–10
skin, 4–39
urinary tract, 4–89
Ulnar nerve block
contraindications to, 5–165
medial approach in, 5–165f
ventral approach in, 5–164f
at wrist, 5–164—5–165
Ultraviolet exposure, 4–65
Ultraviolet keratitis
differential diagnosis of, 3–25
treatment of, 3–25
Ultraviolet light exam, for vision loss, 3–23
Ultraviolet sunlight, 3–115
Unconsciousness. See also Consciousness, loss
of
assessment of under fire, 1–1
with blast injuries, 7–24
with electrical injury, 7–26
with heat stroke, 6–50
with hypoxia, 6–8—6–9
Underwater blast injury, 6–18
assessment of, 6–19
follow-up for, 6–20
patient education for, 6–20
prevention of, 6–20
signs of, 6–19
symptoms of, 6–18
treatment for, 6–19—6–20
Underwater detonation, calculating safe distance from,
6 –20
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