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Surgery Flashcards

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LGIB >40 most common cause

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Diverticulosis

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Upper go bleeding surgical indications

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6 or more units of blood in first 24hrs Re bleed with maximal therapy Esophageal varicies despite measures-> TIPS Perforation Gastric outlet obstruction

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Sbo cause

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Adults adhesions Kids hernia

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Progressive dysphagia dx step

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carcinoma: barium swallow, endocsopy is diagnostic but you have to do barium first to prevent perf

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Complication of ileum resection

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hyperoxaluria=>nephrolithiasis

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Hypomagnesium cause and manifestation

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malnourshed or large GI loses Similar to hypocalcium: parasthesia, hyperreflexia, tetany ECG differentiates between hypomag vs hypocalc long QT Pr, st depression, inverted p, torsades

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PVD preop testing

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pharm stress test, stress test adequate for CAD but he cant exercise b/c PVD

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HIT manifestation and tx

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POD 5 platelets down 50% or <100,000 Stop heparin, start direct thrombin inhibitor(lepirudin, argatroban) convert to warfarin if needed

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Low cardiac output state=>sudden epigastric pain

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Acute mesenteric Ischemia peritoneal signs=> lap w/o peritoneal signs=> angiography

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factors preventing Fistula closure

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FRIENDS foreign body Radiation Inflammation Epithelialization of the tract Neoplasm Distal obstruction Steroids

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Severe Hemophilia A surgery control

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DDAVP + AMICAR(e-aminocarproic acid) inhibitor of fibrinolysis can also use cryoprecipitate or VIII concentrate

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stress fraction for calculating cal needs

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starvation .9 post op 1.1 organ failure 1.5 >50% body burns 2.0x

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Goldman’s risk assessment

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S3 gallop or JVD 11

MI within 6 months 10

>5PVC’s/min 7

Non sinus rhythm or SR with APC’s on ECG 7

Age > 70 5

>25 class IV 22% risk

13-25 class III 11% risk

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Cardiac pre-op assessment

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<35 no cardiac hx = ECG cardiac hx or old = ECG + stress or ECHO

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Antibiotic proph

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Cefazolin

Colorectal/Appendectomy: Cefoxitin or Cefotetan

Urologic: Cipro

ENT: Cefazolin or clinda and gent

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Most common cause of fever within 24 hours

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Atelectasis macrophage mediated, reduced by early ambulation, spiro tx

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Wells’ PE Criteria

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signs and symptoms 3 alternative dx less likely 3 tachy>100 1.5 Immobilization or surgery in the previous four weeks 1.5 Previous DVT or PE 1.5 Hemoptysis 1.0 Malignancy 1.0 >6 66.7% 2-6 20.5%

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SSI bacteria

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abdomen: G- or anaerobes ENT: Strept All others: Staph

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Post op fever

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Wind (Atelectasis) Water (UTI) Wound Walking (PE) Wonder Drugs

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Shift curve to right(O2 unloading)

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Acidosis(hypovent->PCO2 up), hypertherm, DPG(chronic hypoxia)

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shift curve to left(decrease unloading)

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Alk, hypotherm, low DPG(banked blood)

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Hypo Shock Stages

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I - <15% 750

II - 15-30% 750-1500 - tachy(1st(, tachypnea, tilt, oliguria,

III - 30-40% (1500-2000) - hypotension

IV - 40% bad

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Neurogenic Shock tx

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loss of sympathetic tone and loss of reflexive tachy

Fluid resusitation followed by dobutamine or phenylephrine

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Fam hx of prolonged prolonged anesth paralysis

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pseudocholinesterase deficiency

avodi succinylcholine and mivacurium

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Post op resp acid, hypoxemia, hypercarbia

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hypercarb is diagnostic of alveolar hypoventilation

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diaphramatic rupture dx

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air fluid level in left lower chest with NG tube in it

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Hormone elevated after trauma

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Insulin but net effect is hyperglycemia due to increased insulin resistance peripherally

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Knee dislocation concern and workup

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popliteal artery injury due to extreme force required

Ankle Brachial index

If <.9 do an angiogram

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Bladder injury management

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Extraperitoneal: Catheter Drainage with repeat imaging

fix if doing surgery for something else

Intraperitoneal: surgery

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Splenic trauma reasons for surgery

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Peritoneal signs

Hemo unstable

Degree of spenic damage doesnt matter

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Positive DPL

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>10cc blood

>100,000 RBC/ul

>500 WBC/ul

elevated amylase

bilirubin

alk phos

32
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kid resusitation

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20cc/kg bolus

repeat if no response

transfuse

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hemothorax thoracotomy indication

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1500 cc initial

200cc/hr for 4 hrs

Thoracic vessel injury

Esophogeal injury

Decompensation after initial stabilization

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Acute hyperparathyroidism managment

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vigorous IV hyrdration

then lasix

then resection of adenomas

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Pheo preop managment

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a-block phenoxybenzamine 1-3 weeks before surgery

36
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breast cancer pregnant

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surgery without sentinal lymph node due to radiation

37
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thryoid storm prevention and tx

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preop lugol iodine solution 10 days before or PTU or Methamizole

fluid, antithyroid drugs, bb’s, iodine solution and steroids

38
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hyperparathyroid xray finding

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osteitis fibrosa cystica

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ITP tx

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steroids <30000

splenectomy if ineffective

40
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surgical tx of upper gi bleed

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6 units of blood in 24 hrs

esophageal bleeding despite medical man: do TIPS

Perforation

Gastic outlet obstruction

41
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CRC staging

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Stage 0 Tis N0 M0 mucosa; cancer-in-situ
Stage I T1-2 N0 M0 T1:invades submucosa or invades muscularis propria
Stage II-A T3 N0 M0 T3: Tumor invades subserosa or beyond (without other organs involved)
Stage II-B T4 N0 M0 T4: Tumor invades adjacent organs or perforates the visceral peritoneum
Stage III-A T1-2 N1 M0 N1: Metastasis to 1 to 3 regional lymph nodes. T1 or T2.
Stage III-B T3-4 N1 M0 N1: Metastasis to 1 to 3 regional lymph nodes. T3 or T4.
Stage III-C any T, N2 M0 N2: Metastasis to 4 or more regional lymph nodes. Any T.
Stage IV any T, any N, M1 M1: Distant metastases present. Any T, any N.

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Cholangitis man

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IV antibiotics and fluids, fail? => ERCP, fail? => T tube

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Chronic Pancreatitis dx

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ERCP is most accurate

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insulinoma tx

45
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epidermoid cancer of anus tx

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chemoradiation

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volvulus tx

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Sigmoid: reduced with enema or scope then eventually surgery

Cecal: Surgery

47
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acute pancreatitis after tx complication and tx

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pseudocyst

If stays for >6 weeks Drain if >6cm

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carcinoid found on appendectomy tx

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Right Hemicolectomy if >1-2cm or involve the base

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liver

hemangioma

adenoma tx

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hemangioma: resect if symptomatic
adenoma: stop OCP’s if it doesnt go away take it out

50
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normal common bile duct size

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3mm

1.0cm is big

51
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succinylcholine sfx

52
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kidney stones needing a procedure

53
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glascow coma scale

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4 eyes, jackson 5, 6 cylinder motor, 7 intubate

Eye Opening (E)

4 = spontaneous
3 = to voice
2 = to pain
1 = none

Verbal Response (V)

5 = normal conversation
4 = disoriented conversation
3 = inappropriate words
2 = no words, only sounds
1 = none

Motor Response (M)

6 = normal
5 = localized to pain
4 = withdraws to pain
3 = decorticate posture 
2 = decerebrate
1 = none
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mailig hypertherm tx

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stop anesthesia, 100% o2 hypervent, dantroline, alkanalyse urine

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eosinophilia following angiography

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cholesterol embolysm

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VTE tx

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heparin->coumadin

filter for recurrence with tx

thrombolytic if unstable(massive PE)

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resusitation goals

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intubate if hypoxic

fluid resus to CVP 8-12

vasopressors to 65 MAP norepi, dopamine

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NO sfx

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distended loops of bowel

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Pancuronium sfx

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neuromuscular blocker: tachycardia

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Melanoma tx

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<1mm thick 1cm margin

1-4mm thick 2cm margin + sentinal node biopsy

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burn formula

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4ml LR/kg in 24 hrs

1/2 first 8 hours

1/2 next 16 hours

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ischemic colitis man

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expectant unless full thckness nec, perf, bleeding

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hepatic adenoma vs focal nodular hyperplasia

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remove hepatic adenomas >4cm due to risk of rupture and malig transformation

FNH no treatment neccessary

Adenoma “cold” on Nuc Med, FNH “hot”

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