MTB3- Surgery Flashcards
Two consecquences of chest trauma?
- Hypovolemic shock
- Tamponsde
- Tension Pneumothorax
Management of the hemodynamicaly unstable patinet?
- getting 2 IV lines
- Blood & fluid
- blood type and screening
- Fuley Catheter
- Antibiotics
What are the two steps in the patients with open Fx of the head?
Tetanus toxoid and Antibiotics
Managemnet of the central line associated infection?
Culture form the site of catheter insertion/ culture from another vein/ start anti- staph Antibiotics
Management of catheter induced UTI?
-intermittent catheterizatins in long term catheterization/ Catheter removal / most accurate test in urine culture
How is the approach to diffuse axonal injury?
The cause of axonal injury?
No Tx, just prevent from other oxonal injury in future
Acceleration/ Decceleration injuries
Approach to increased ICP?
- Head elevation
- Hyperventilation
- Avoid fluid overload
- Mannitol
- Sedation or hypothermia to decrease brain demand
Mechanism o f Metronidazole?
It attaches to DNA and inhibits bacterial nucleic acidsynthesis.
Causes of perforation and abdominal pain ?
First initial step in perforation and peritonitis?
Tx for acute abdomen caused by peritonitis?
1- Diverticulitis2- Perforated peptic ulcer 3- Crohn’s disease
2- erect X-Ray or lateral decubitus
3- NPO/ IV fluid hydration
4- Antibiotics( metro & Cipro ) / 2nd generation cephalosporines/ Ampi-sulbactam/ Piperacilline-Tazobactam
How to Dx esophageal perforation?
It is usually iatrogenic and is associated with pain in chest or upper abdomen .
Dysphagia or Odynophagia.
The most important sign is Subcutaneous Emphysema.
How would you be suspeciouse about bowel obstruction?
DDXs in Bowel Obstruction?
- high pitched bowel sounds/ nausea and vomitting/ the patient is in constant moves to relieve the pain/ Absence of flatus or feces.
1- volvulus in an old patinet/ tumor in an old thin patient/ Diverticulitis/ Adheisionsrelated to prior surgeries/ history of hernia( incarcerated hernia)
What kind of contrast should be used in a patient with perforation
Gastrografin
How is AAA screening?
One time screening is necessary in all men 65-75 years old.
How is the approach to AAA?
If it’s painful => emergency surgery ( it shows that it’s already ruptured or gonna be ruptured very soon.
Aneurysms serial anuual imaging
Aneurysms >5 => Elective repair
RFs contributing to thr development of thoracic aortic aneurysm?
- Chronic HTN
- Marfan
- Smoking
- Hyperlipidemia
- Tertiary syphilis
How to manage arteriosclerotic occulsive disease of lower extremities?
Smoking cessation
Cilostazol/ ASA
How is doppler sono in peripheral A disease?
Ankle Brachial index
What is the ethiology of Arterial embolization of the extremities?
Emboli from the heart/ look for recent MI or Atrial fibrilation
What is subclavian steal syn.?
It’s an arteriosclerotic plaque at the origin of the subclavian A. It allows for enough blood to resch the hand at rest but there is lck of blood during exercise.
Patient has vascular symptoms with neurological signs.
In thorasic outlet syn., there is no neurological signs and symptoms.
Best diagnostic test for Acute diverticulitis?
CT with contrast
Signs and symptoms of hemorrhagic pancreatitis?
- very high WBC > 18.000
- low HCT that continues to fall the day after
- low Calcium
Cause of low Calcium in Hemorrhagic pancreatitis?
There are insoluble Ca salts in pancrease . Free fatty acids bind to these Calciums and that resultsin Ca deposition in retroperitoneum.
Consequences of Acute pancreatitis?
- Pseudocyst
- Abcess
- Chronic damage