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#51 - Is Medical Clearance Before Joint Replacement Necessary? Tyler Thurman, DO
What does it really mean when your surgeon says you need “medical clearance” before a hip or knee replacement?
Hospitalist and internal medicine physician Tyler Thurman, DO (@hospitaldoctort), joins The Joint Replacement Podcast to explain why physicians often prefer the term risk stratification—and what they are actually looking for before a patient goes to the operating room.
We discuss cardiac risk, EKG abnormalities, blood pressure, diabetes, sodium, anemia, kidney disease, hip fracture timing, preoperative testing, and which medical problems truly justify delaying surgery.
We also tackle…
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