General Stuff Flashcards
Borders of Hasselbachs triangle
Medial border: lateral border of rectus abdominis
Lateral border: Inferior epigastric vessels
Inferior border;inguinal ligament
Wish list for hernia exam
1) Auscultate hernia
2) Abdo exam for ascites, masses,palpable bladder
3) Respi exam for chronic cough causes(COPD,asthma)
4) DRE for BPH, constipation, Rectal masses
5) Social Hx
How to differentiate direct and inguinal hernia
- Medial vs lateral to inf. Epigastric vessels
- Cannot vs can extend into scrotum
- Emerges from Hasselbachs triangle vs superficial ring
Mid inguinal point vs midpoint of inguinal ligament
Location of femoral artery vs location of deep ring(2FBs above)
Femoral hernia vs inguinal hernia
Femoral hernia below inguinal ligament, inferio lateral to pubic tubercle
Inguinal hernia above inguinal ligament, superior medial to PT
Risk factors for acquired hernia
1) Old age
2) Smoking
3) Connective tissue disease
4) Male
5) High BMI
6) Causes of increased intraabdominal pressure eg pregnancy
Contents of spermatic cord
3 arteries: Testicular artery, cremasteric artery, artery to vas deferens
3 nerve: Ilioinguinal nerve,genital branch of genitofemoral nerve, autonomic nerves
3 others: Vas deferens, pampiniform plexus, lymphatics from testes
Mx of hernia
Conservative:
-lifestyle mod eg less standing and heavy lifting
-treat underlying causes
-abdominal truss
Surgical
1) tension free mesh repair(lichtenstein)
2) Tissue repair(tension): Shouldice
3) Transabdominal pre peritoneal repair
4) totally extraperitoneal repair
Specific risks of hernia repair
Early
1) Hematoma or Seroma
2) ARU
3) Injury to vas deferens
Delayed
1) Chronic pain
2) Mesh infection
3) Mesh migration
4) Hernia recurrence
5) Ischemic orchitis
6)Impotence
Indications for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair
1) Bilateral inguinal hernia
2) Recurrent hernia from OPEN repair
3) Patient preference
General complications of cancers 4Bs
Bleed
Block
Burst
Burrow
Threshold to place IDC instead of in and out for ARU
Bladder scan shows vol>500ml due to risk of bladder rupture, obstructive uropathy etc
Crescent sign of umblicus suggests
Paraumbiliical hernia
Cx of new stomas
Ischemia and necrosis
Dehiscence
Retraction
Cx of old/mature stomas
Stenosis
Prolapse
Cellulitis
Fistula
Parastomal Hernia
Features that help identify type of stoma
Size of lumen
Number of lumens+stoma key
Location of stoma
Stoma effluent(output) type
spouted or not
Complications of hernias
Obstruction
Incarceration
Strangulation
Perforation
Sx eg pain
Functions of a stoma
- Feeding
- Diverting
- Decompression
- Externalisation
Common causes of intestinal obstruction
- Adhesions
- Incarcerated hernia
- CR Ca
Rarer: Strictures due to RT, IBD, extrinsic tumors, gallstone,
3 6 9 rule of bowel obstruction
SB >3cm
LB >6cm
Caecum >9cm
Signs of SB IO on XR
- Valvulae conniventes(Stack of coins)
- String of beads appearance
- Dilated bowel loops
- Air fluid levels
- These are centrally located
Signs of SB IO on CT
- Dilated small bowel loops >2.5cm
- Small bowel feces sign
- Closed loop obstruction
Classification for pelvic ring fractures
Young Burgess Classification
Most common type of pelvic ring fx
Lateral compression
Commonly pedestrians in RTA
8 parts of extended FAST scan
- Apical 4 chamber cardiac
- Morrison’s pouch
- Splenorenal
- Bladder/Pouch of Douglas
- Lung apices and bases
Physiological related cx of stoma
- High output stoma
- Electrolyte imbalances
- Dehydration
- Nutritional deficiencies
- Psychosocial
Early cx of stoma
- Ischemia/necrosis
- Retraction
- Dehiscence
- Stoma bleeding
- Ileus
Late cx of Stoma
- Obstruction/adhesions
- Prolapse
- Stenosis
- Parastomal hernia
- Parastomal dermatitis
- Wound infection
- Diversion colitis/diffuse proctitis
Landmark differentiating Upper and lower BGIT
Ligament of treitz at duodenaljejunal junction
Formula for caloric intake
Harris Benedict formula
Estimated numbers for protein and caloric intake for adults
20-30kcal/kg/day
0.8-2.5g/kg/day
Complications of TPN
- Glucose derangements hypo and hyper
- Hypertriglyceridemia
- PNALD (Associated Liver Disease)
-steatosis, cholestasis and GB sludge/stones - Infection
- Fluid overload
- Electrolyte abnormalities
- Metabolic bone disease
Causes of small bowel IO
Adhesions
Hernia
Volvulus
Scars for appendicectomy
Lower midline,lanz,gridiron
Repair of paraumblical hernia
Mayo repair “vest over pants repair”
Location of ligament of Treitz
Duodenojejunal flexure, differentiates UBGIT and LBGIT
Principles of Mx of fistula
- Source control
- Delineate anatomy
- Prevent recurrence
Standard tests for diarrhea workup
Stool c/s
OCP
TFT
Fecal calprotectin
C diff
Definition of paraneoplastic syndrome
Clinical features caused by altered systemic immune response or release of hormones/proteins and not by local tumor cells
Classification of CT kidneys for RCC
Bosniak classification
Mechanism of HyperCa in malignancy
1) Paraneoplastic esp SCLC
2) Bone mets/primary
3) Multiple myeloma
Most common primary for metastasis to adrenal glands
Metastatic melanoma
DIfferent forms of BCC
Nodular, cystic, pigmented, sclerosing/morpheaform, superficial
Margins for melanoma
2cm due to high risk of local recurrence
Location where lipoma does not give positive slip sign
Forehead: lipomas are attached to frontalis?
Toxic dose of lignocaine for local anesthesia
3mg/kg without adrenaline
7mg/kg with adrenaline
Toxic dose of marcaine for local anesthesia
2mg/kg without adrenaline
4mg/kg with adrenaline
What kind of anesthesia is a Bier’s block
Local regional anesthesia
Systemic side effects of local anesthesia
CNS: Seizures, AMS
CVS: Arrhythmia(lignocaine is a class 1B antiarrhythmic)
Eponymous name for omental patch repair
Graham patch repair
Type of intestinal obstruction best treated by “drip and suck”
Adhesion IO
Indications for surgery in patient with IO
- Failure of conservative treatment
- Perforation
- Closed loop obstruction
- Ischemic bowel
- Recurrent IO needing adhesiolysis
Rigler’s triad of gallstone ileus
- Gallstone
- IO
- Pneumobilia
Mx of acute anal fissures
Medical
1) High fibre diet to reduce constipation
2) Laxatives/ stool softeners
3) Anal sphincter relaxants: Topical GTN or nifedipine
Most common site of GIST
Stomach
Area where GIST has best prognosis
Stomach
Mx of chronic anal fissures
- Botox
- Lateral anal sphincterotomy
Cancers that require staging laparoscopy
Cancers at high risk of transcoelomic spread (Peritoneal metastases)
1. Esophageal esp GEJ
2. Gastric
3. Pancreatic
4. Gallbladder
5. Cholangiocarcinoma
High risk lipomas at risk of malignant transformation to liposarcoma
Retroperitoneal, groin and in deep subfascial muscles of the extremities(LL>UL)
Large lipoma >7cm
What does IPOM repair stand for
Intra peritoneal Onlay Mesh Repair
Risk factors for Bezoar
- Poor dentition
- Gastrectomy with removal of pylorus
3.
Types of bezoar
- Phytobezoar
- Lactobezoar
- Trichobezoar
- Pharmacobezoar
Management of bezoar
- Removal via OGD/ Colono
- Open/ Laparoscopic surgery if bezoar is stuck in small bowel