Question 1

warm ischemia time

Accepted Answer

from cessation of arterial inflow to time of perfusion with preservation solution

Question 2

cold ischemia time

Accepted Answer

from initiation of cold perfusion to re-establishment of arterial inflow

Question 3

what is the primary mechanism of infection in pelvic inflammatory disease?

Accepted Answer

disruption of the cervical mucus barrier

Question 4

what does photoplethysmography detect?

Accepted Answer

blood volume changes in an extremity

Question 5

__________ alone is generally sufficient in treating FMD

Accepted Answer

angioplasty

Question 6

tracheostomy can facilitate ventilator weaning due to what three principles?

Accepted Answer

- reduced dead space ventilation - reduced work of breathing - prevents airway narrowing and obstruction secondary to buildup and debris

Question 7

in a placebo-controlled multicenter randomized trial including more than 2000 women, intravenous administration of ____________ before skin incision in addition to preoperative ___________ resulted in a 50% reduction in the composite outcome of endometritis, wound infection, or other infection

Accepted Answer

- azithromycin 500 mg (covers ureaplasma and mycoplasma) - cefazolin

Question 8

what is his risk of acute incarceration of an asymptomatic inguinal hernia if not repaired over the next 2 years?

Accepted Answer

1%

Question 9

a split thickness skin graft should be adherent to the host site after ___ weeks

Accepted Answer

2

Question 10

what are the 3 phases of a skin graft "take"?

Accepted Answer

1. organization (immediate) 2. serum imbibition (first 28 hours) 3. revascularization (48+ hours)

Question 11

the organization phase of skin graft adherence begins with a layer of _______ at the graft-bed interface

Accepted Answer

fibrin

Question 12

reinnervation of a skin graft occurs after approximately __-__ weeks

Accepted Answer

4-5

Question 13

in terms of reinnervation, what is the order of returning sensation?

Accepted Answer

- pain - light touch - temperature

Question 14

in the vast majority of patients with esophageal atresia, the repair is most commonly approached through a ______________ incision

Accepted Answer

right thoracotomy

Question 15

preoperative treatment with _________ in patients with Graves disease has been shown to decrease the vascularity of the thyroid gland and surgical blood loss

Accepted Answer

SSKI / lugol iodine

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