08-11 JUL 2022 (studied 20 NOV) Flashcards
what are the guidelines dictating the severity of acute cholecystitis?
tokyo
drainage fluid amylase greater than ___ times serum amylase would be consistent with pancreatic injury
5x
Brown-Sequard syndrome
- loss of vibration and proprioception on the ipsilateral side
- loss of pain and temperature on the contralateral side
what are the advantages of a transperitoneal approach over the retroperitoneal approach for an aortic graft?
- avoids reoperative planes
- less blood loss
- less bowel manipulation and ileus
- less incisional pain
- less pulmonary atelectasis and infection
- more proximal exposure of the aorta
why is IV vanc not indicated for c. diff?
does not reach spores in the gut lumen
patients with UC can have involvement of the small bowel, which is termed:
backwash ileitis
chronic wounds are arrested in the ___________ stage of wound healing
inflammatory
a biparietal height of greater than 58 mm on US corresponds to a viable pregnancy of more than ___ weeks
24 weeks
the fundus usually reaches the umbilicus at ___ weeks then rises __ cm per week on average
- 20 weeks
- 1 cm/wk
oxygen consumption increases in pregnancy by almost ___%
20%
a rectal tumor less than __ cm can be treated with local excision (transanal or endoscopic excision)
< 1 cm
malignant potential for a follicular neoplasm is __-__%
30-40%
MOA of entereg (alvimopan)
antagonizes peripheral effects of opioids on GI motility
in cardiac stress testing, maximal oxygen uptake (VO2 max) less than ___ mL/kg per minute is prohibitive for surgery
10
persistent and frequent vomiting one week beyond the pyloromyotomy suggests ___________ and may require ___________
- an incomplete myotomy
- re-exploration
