A patient presents to the emergency room 4 months after having a hip replacement with pain andswelling around the pelvis. The patient complains of pus leaking from the incisions near the implant.The patient is rushed to the operating room and her implant is removed. Following this removal, testswere done to determine the failure of this implant. Analyze the following images and determine apossible failure mode.Patient's skin surrounding hip implant area.opening and femoral bone later when presented with pain, note the changes in the hipX

A hip replacement or hip arthroplasty is a surgical procedure that replaces the disease hip or…

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Phlebotomy Essentials

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Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting

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