25 (1) - OCT 2022 (studied 26 JAN) Flashcards
a young woman gives birth to an infant with gastroschisis - what should occur immediately after delivery?
- NG tube
- fluid resuscitation
the RET protooncogene predisposes to what type of cancer?
medullary thyroid
dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with what additional finding on pathology would increase the risk of metastasis?
fibrosarcomatous change
a DeMeester score of more than ____ is considered abnormal
14.7
the most commonly affected lower extremity compartment is the __________ compartment
anterior
ideally, an emergency cesarean section is performed within __ minutes of arrest and is contraindicated after __ minutes
- 4
- 20
there are __ kcal/g of fat
9
late access thrombosis usually occurs 1 to 2 years after access placement and most commonly is due to intimal hyperplasia. In a prosthetic access, this occurs most commonly at the graft-_________ anastomosis
venous
in critically ill obese patients, if indirect calorimetry is unavailable, the ___________ equation should be used to predict energy expenditure
Penn State
what are the FDA–approved sclerosants in the United States for vein sclerotherapy?
- sodium tetradecyl sulfate (Sotradecol)
- polidocanol (Asclera)
short bowel syndrome occurs when there is less than ___ cm of functional intestine in an adult
180 cm
what is the best approach to repairing a PROXIMAL mainstem bronchus injury? Distal?
- proximal: right-sided thoracotomy
- distal: left-sided thoracotomy
what is the best approach to repairing a PROXIMAL trachea injury?
cervical collar incision
the rate of c. diff infection increases by more than a factor of ___ if antibiotics are continued for more than 24 hours postoperatively
3
a replaced right hepatic artery usually originates from the:
superior mesenteric artery
