SURG - MOST Flashcards
Most abundant source of energy during short-term fasting (<5 days)
Lipids.
Principal fuel source by day 24 of prolonged fasting
Ketone bodies.
Primary source of energy during critical illness and stressed states
Lipids.
Most common trace mineral deficiency
Zinc deficiency (eczematoid rash at intertriginous areas).
Strongest chemotactic factor for fibroblasts in wound healing
PDGF.
Major cell responsible for contraction
Myofibroblast.
Most common finding in fatal head trauma
Traumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage.
Artery most commonly ruptured resulting in massive subarachnoid hemorrhage
Vertebral artery.
Diagnostic modality of choice for incomplete spinal cord syndrome
Spine MRI.
Most commonly injured intraabdominal organ after blunt trauma
Liver.
Most common facial fracture
Nasal fracture.
Most common branchial cleft anomaly
Second branchial cleft anomaly.
Second most common facial fracture
Mandibular fracture.
Most common MALIGNANT salivary gland tumor
Mucoepidermoid CA.
2nd most common MALIGNANT salivary gland tumor
Adenoid cystic CA.
