Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Pancreatic cancer symptoms
A
epigastric pain
worse at night
wt loss
jaundice
2
Q
when in peds would you operate on an umbilical hernia
A
5 years old if it isn’t causing trouble
common in african americans
3
Q
what is mediastinitis?
A
usully after heart surgery (~5%)
s/s: Cp, ↑ WBC, medistinum widening.
rx: surgical debridement
4
Q
What is super common after a CABG
A
A-Fib
5
Q
Terminal hematuria is damage to?
A
bladder
6
Q
Initial hematuria is damage to?
A
urthra
7
Q
Gross hematuria is damage to?
A
kidney
8
Q
Define flail chest
A
> 3 rib fx in >2 locations
chest wall moves paradical to breathing
9
Q
best way to diagnosis of peripheral arterial disease in legs
A
ankle- brachial index
this is a comparison of BPs ineach area
under.9 is normal
US good, ABI is better
