Surgery Flashcards
Most common site for ischaemic colitis?
Splenic flexure
Which gastric ulcers form in case of head injuries?
CUSHING ulcers
Drug used in medical treatment of Menetrier’s Disease?
CETUXIMAB
At what pressure of HVPG is called portal hypertension?
More than or equal to 10 mm Hg
Post Sinusoidal causes of Portal Hypertension?
1) Budd Chiari Syndrome
2) Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
3) Constructive Pericarditis
I.O.C for Portal Hypertension?
Colour Doppler
(Measures HVPG- Hepatic Venous Pressure Gradient)
Best I/V agent given in case of Bleeding Varices?
I/V TERLIPRESSIN
I/V agent NOT used in Bleeding Varices?
I/V propanolol
(ORAL propanolol is given for prophylaxis BUT NOT FOR TREATMENT)
Most common early complication of TIPSS(Transjugular Intrahepatic PortoSystemic Shunt)?
Precipitates ENCEPHALOPATHY
Which type of shunt is TIPSS?
It is NON SELECTIVE Shunt.
(Bowel and splenic blood both are shunted, so toxins are present, so can precipitate ENCEPHALOPATHY)
What does Child Pugh Score measure?
Measures LIVER FAILURE