Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
What management can be given for chronic pancreatitis?
A
Replacement of pancreative enzymes (e.g. Creon)
2
Q
Is calcium high or low in pancreatitis?
A
High
3
Q
Is calcium high or low in severe pancreatitis?
A
Low
4
Q
What is treatment of acute cholecystitis?
A
IV antibiotics + early laparoscopic cholecystectomy within 1 week diagnosis
5
Q
What are features of acute cholecystitis?
A
- right upper quadrant pain
- Fever and systemic upset
- Murphy’s sign on examination: inspiratory arrest upon palpation of the right upper quadrant
- lfts are normal
6
Q
When do you a left hemicolectomy?
A
Distal trans ever or descending colon cancer
7
Q
What are features of ascending cholangitis?
A
Charcot’s cholangitis triad: fever, jaundice and right upper quadrant pain
