3rd year

Question 1

what scars might you find on the chest

Answer 1

axillary thoracotomy 
median sternotomy 
pacemaker scar
anterolateral thoracotomy
posterolateral thoractomy

Question 2

what scars might you find on the abdomen

Answer 2

kocher
loin
midline laparotomy 
lanz
rutherford morrison 
pfannenstiel 
paramedian 
chevron 
mercedes benz

Question 3

what is a rutherford morrison inscision

Answer 3

extented lanz incision at mcburneys point

for implantation of a transplanted kidney
colonic resection
caecostomy
sigmoid colostomy

Question 4

what is a lanz incision

Answer 4

at mc burneys point

used for appendicetomy

Question 5

what are paramedian incisions for

Answer 5

spleen
kidney
adrenal

Question 6

what is mc burneys point

Answer 6

right side of the abdomen that is one-third of the distance from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus (navel). This point roughly corresponds to the most common location of the base of the appendix where it is attached to the cecum.

Question 7

what are rooftop scars for

Answer 7

gastrectomy
oesophagectomy
hepatic resections
liver transplant

Question 8

what are mercedez benz scars for

Answer 8

diaphragmatic hernias