Surgery Flashcards
Screening for AAA
Who and age and investigation of choice
US
Males aged 65yo
Screening AAA
Interpretation
<3cm normal, no further action
3-4.4cm small aneurysm, rescan every 12 months
4.5-5.4cm medium aneurysm, rescan every 3 months
>=5.5cm large, refer within 2 weeks to vascular
When to refer to be seen within 2 weeks by a vascular surgeon for AAA
Mx
If symptomatic
OR
>=5.5cm
OR
Rapidly enlarging (>1cm/year)
Mx EVAR
Normal size of infrarenal aorta in females and males
What size is considered aneurysmal?
Name two major RF for a AAA
1.5cm females
1.7cm males
3cm aneurysm
Smoking
HTN
Epigastric pain relieved by eating =
Epigastric pain worsened by eating =
Duodenal
Gastric ulcers
Describe Cullen’s and Grey Turner’s sign
Seen in which condtion?
Periumbilical discolouration = Cullen’s
Turner’s = flank pain
Acute pancreatitis
Location of inguinal hernia + femoral hernia
Above and medial to pubic tubercle
Below and lateral to pubic tubercle
Hernia’s that are rare and often seen in older patients =
Spigelian hernia
Hernia more common in females and typically presents with bowel obstruction =
Obturator hernia
Congenital inguinal hernias are more common in ? (2)
Most commonly on what side?
Mx
Boys
Premature babies
Right sided
Mx surgically repaired soon after diagnosis
Infantile umbilical hernia are more common in (2)
Mx
Premature babies
Afro-Caribbean
Resolves without intervention
Most common organism causing acute bacterial prostatitis
E coli
Causes of pancreatitis
Gallstones
Ethanol
Trauma
Steroids
Mumps
Autoimmune
Scorpion bite
High calcium, trigylyc, hypotheramia
ERCP
Drugs
Name five drugs that can cause pancreatitis
Mesalazine
AZT
Bendroflumethiazide
Sodium valproate
Furosemide
Difference between acute and chronic fissure
RF (3)
<6 weeks versus >6 weeks
IBD, constipation, STIs
Mx of acute anal fissures (4)
- Soften stool - diet and high fluid, bulk forming laxatives (e.g fybogel)
- Lubricants prior to defecation
- Topical anaesthetics
- Analgesia
Mx of chronic anal fissures (2)
- GTN topical
- If not effective after 8 weeks then refer to secondary care for surgery or botox
ABPI interpretation
>1.2
1-1.2
0.9-1
<0.9
<0.5
> 1.2 calcified, stiff arteries
1-1.2 normal
0.9-1 acceptable
<0.9 PAD
<0.5 severe disease, refer urgently
Mx of venous ulcers
ABPI must be >=?
Compression bandaging
0.8
Adverse effects of selective oestrogen receptor modulators (e.g tamoxifen) (5)
MOA
Vaginal bleeding
Amenorrhoea
Hot flushes
VTE
Endometrial ca
oestrogen receptor antagonist and partial agonist
Aromatase inhibitors
Example
MOA
Adverse effects (4)
Anastrozole
Reduced peripheral oestrogen synthesis
Adverse effects
Osteoporosis
Hot flushes
Arthralgia
Insomnia
Ascending cholangitis is most commonly caused by which organism?
Mx (2)
E coli
IV abx
ERCP after 24-48 hours
Charcot’s triad ascending cholangitis
Ix
Jaundice
RUQ
Fever
USS
Balanitis general mx (3)
Wash foreskin
Saline washes
Hydrocortisone 1%
Balanitis bacterial mx
Fluclox or clarithro
Balanitis secondary to lichen sclerosus mx (2)
Clobetasol (high dose)
Circumcision
Fibroadenoma
When to surgically excise
> 3cm
Mx breast cyst (2)
Aspirate
If blood stained or persistently refill then biopsy/ excise
Breast lesions:
Traumatic aetiology
Mass may increase in size initially
=
Mx
Fat necrosis
Imaging and biopsy
Nipple discharge, mass
= which breast lesion?
Duct papilloma