Chapter 3 - Surgical Most Commons Flashcards
Most common type of melanoma?
Superficial spreading
Most common type of breast cancer?
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
Most common site of breast cancer?
Upper outer quadrant
Most common vessel involved with a bleeding duodenal ulcer?
Gastroduodenal artery
Most common cause of common bile duct obstruction?
Choledocolithiasis
Most common cause of small bowel obstruction in the US?
Postoperative peritoneal adhesions
Most common cause of small bowel obstruction in children?
Hernias
Most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the US?
Acute appendicitis
Most common electrolyte deficiency causing ileus?
Hypokalemia
Most common cause of blood transfusion resulting in death?
Clerical error (wrong blood types)
Most common site of distant metastasis of sarcoma?
Lungs (hematogenous spread)
Most common position of anal fissure?
Posterior
Most common cause of acute pancreatitis?
Gallstones
Most common cause of chronic pancreatitis?
Alcohol
Most common cause of large bowel obstruction?
Colon cancer
Most common cause of fever <48 postoperative hours?
Atelectasis
Most common bacterial cause of UTI?
Escherichia coli
Most common abdominal organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma?
Liver
Most common benign tumor of the liver?
Hemangioma
Most common malignancy in the liver?
Metastasis
Most common cause of pneumonia in the ICU?
Gram-negative bacteria
Most common cause of epidural hematoma?
Middle meningeal artery injury
Most common cause of lower GI bleeding?
Upper GI bleeding
Most common cancer in females?
Breast cancer
Most common cancer in males?
Prostate cancer
Most common type of cancer causing death in males and females?
Lung cancer
Most common cause of free peritoneal air?
Perforated peptic ulcer disease
Most common cause of death ages 1-44?
Trauma
