Surgery Flashcards
Most common type of esophageal cancer?
Squamous cell CA
MEN Syndrome
MEN 1….PPP
MEN 2A..MPP (med, ca, Pheo,Parathyroid)
MEN 2B..MMP *med. CA, Mucosal nueroma, Pheo)
what is the screening in place for prostate cancer?
ALL men >50….voluntary yearly PSA
Pt with family history of prostate cancer, when to start screening if concerned?
40 years
Steroid regiment for steroid dependent individual going for surgery
100mg IV preop….
100mg IV intra op
100mg iv upto 24 hrs post op
then oral steroids when tolerated
hard throid nodule with elevated TSH, think?
Hashimotos thyroiditis
5 tests for the knee
- ACL ==Lachman test
- PCL==posterior draw test and posterior sag
- Meniscus injury ==Mcmurray test
- Collateral ligament== Varus and valgus test
- Patellar disloc==patellar apprehension test
Best ABX to cover abdominal surgery prophylactic?
Metronidazole +
Gent or cephazolin
Which Hernia is unlikely to strangulate?
Direct Hernias
MCC of acute limb ischemia?
Thrombosis
Tension pneumothorax, where to place needle and tube?
Needle = 2 intercoastal space mid clavicular
Tube = 5 th ICS mid Axillary
Pt with abdominal trauma, hemodynamically unstable, what to do?
FAST
Fracture of mid shaft of humerus, what nerve is affected?
Radial Nerve
Suspected urethral injury, what to do?
Retrograde Urethrogram
Common Peroneal nerve damage sign?
foot drop….inability to dorsiflex
Any male or post menopausal female with iron deficiency, what to do?
Refer for colonoscopy
Unknown hx of tetanus vaccination, what to do?
give both IVIG and toxoid
Unilateral neck mass with no symptom, most likely diagnosis
Multinodular goiter
Bilateral neck mass with no symptom, most likely diagnosis
Adenocarcinoma or carcinoma
Tx of choice for Pleomorphic Adenomas?
Superficial paroidectomy
Most common cardiac tumor?
Myxoma
MC complication of TURP?
UTI
Followed by bleeding
1st investigation in suspected esophageal malignancy?
Barium swallow
MC cause of bone tumor in pelvis of young adult?
Metastatic tumor