Surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Fresh rectal bleeding in elderly
A
1st = diverticular disease 2nd = angiodysplasia
2
Q
What level is spine of scapula
A
T3
3
Q
What level is most inferior aspect of scapula?
A
T7
4
Q
Most superior aspect of iliac crest
A
L4
5
Q
Posterior superior iliac spine
A
S2
6
Q
Vertebra prominens level
A
C7
7
Q
Patient struggling to initiate abduction of shoulder - what nerve injured?
A
Suprascapular nerve (C5-C6 nerve roots)
Motor innervation to supraspinatus and infraspinatus mucsles (involved particularly in first 15 degrees of shoulder abduction)
8
Q
Supracondylar humeral fracture - which nerve damaged + whats wrong?
A
Median nerve
Reduced sensation in first three fingers + forearm extensor weakness
