FUNDAMENTALS OF SURGERY Flashcards
Never events (5)
- Retained surgical items
- Wrong site surgery
- Death on the day of surgery of a normal healthy patient
- Wrong patient
- Wrong procedure
Overall effect of cortisol in trauma and inflammation?
Anti-inflammatory
Vitamin K dependent clotting factor?
Factors IX , X, VII, II , Protein C and S
Coagulation factors tested by aPTT (8)
Factors VIII, IX, X, XI, XII (8, 9, 10, 11, 12) Intrinsic Pathway
Factors I, II, V (1, 2, 5) Common Pathway
Which coagulation factor does not require vitamin K in its production ?
Factor V
Treatment for hemophilia A and B
A: Factor VIII concentrate ( Aeight)
B: Factor IX concentrate
A 10yo/M with hemophilia A is scheduled for emergency appendectomy. Which should you administer prior to surgery?
Factor VIII
Inciting etiology with associated thrombocytopenia, prolongation of the thrombin time, a low fibrinogen level, and elevated fibrin markers (FDPs, D-dimer, Soluble fibrin monomers)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
Which has an inhibitory effect on the coagulation process?
Drotrecogin alfa
Recombinant form of human activated protein C that has anti-thrombotic , anti-inflammatory and profibrinolytic properties
Drotrecogin
Principles of antimicrobial prophylaxis?
- Select an agent with activity against organisms commonly found at the site of surgery.
- Administer the initial dose of the antibiotic within 30mins prior to inicison.
- Redose the antibiotic during long operations based upon the half-life of the agent to ensure adequate tissue levels.
- Limit the antibiotic regimen no more than 24hrs after surgery for routine prophylaxis
Sustained defervescene of fever after 3 days on Naproxen
Positive Naproxen Test= Neoplastic fever
Amino acid from which nitric acid is derived?
Arginine
Monofilament suture advantages vs multifilament?
- Encounters less resistance when passing through tissues
- Less infection causing organisms
Ideal suture characteristics?
- Pliability for ease of handling and knot security.
- Uniform tensile strength
Types of surgical wound healing?
- Primary Intention
- clean tissue approximated by sutures without tension - Secondary Intention
- wound left open to heal by granulation tissue formation and contraction. - Tertiary Intention
- would initially managed as secondary intention then closed when wound is clean and granulation tissue is abundant.
Type of surgical wound healing for heavily contaminated wounds?
Secondary intention
Wound closure characterized by initial debridement and observation for around 5 days before closure is called?
Tertiary intention
Clean wounds? (2)
Hernia repair
Breast Biopsy
Operative wound class of appendectomy of acute appendicitis?
Class III: Contaminated
Appendectomy is class II if there is no evident infection
Operative wound class of incisional wounds that follow blunt trauma?
Class I - Clean
Which of the following statement regarding wound healing is true ?
Myoepithelial cell derived growth factors cause fibroblast differentiation
The main action of flucocorticoids in response to injury and stress is?
Inhibits the inflammatory response
The primary purpose using pneumatic anti-shock garments (PASH) is to?
Increase venous return to the right atrium
Manifestations of respiratory failure in post-op patient?
RR >30/ min
PaCO2 >45mmHg
PaO2 < 60mmHg
Tests for pulmonary risk pre-operative assessment
CXR, CBC, PFTs
Candidates for bleeding risk pre-operative assessment?
- Patients on anticoagulant
- Liver & Kidney dysfunction
- Anemia
What type of shock is characterized by increase cardiac output, tachycardia, warm dry skin and increased central venous pressure?
Septic shock