Surgery Flashcards
Reasons to not have surgery
1) Cardiac
EF <35%
MI wait till 6 months
JVD
DX: ECG
ECHO
Stress
Tx: MI= stent/ CABG
beta blocker
ACE-I
Diuresing
2) Pulmonary
Ventilation > O2
Dx: PFT Increase CO2
ABC Decrease O2
Tx:
Smoking cessation at least 8 weeks
3) Liver Decreased Albumin Elevated PT/PTT Elevated T. Bili Ascites Encephalopathy
4) Nutrition
Pt: Lost 20% BW in 3 mn
Albumin <3
Fail Skin anergy test
Dx: Prealbumin
CRP
5) Metabolic
DKA= Increased blood glucose
IVF + IV insulin
Post op fever
Wonder drugs Wind Water Walking Wound
Fever during surgery
- Malignant hyperthermia
- High flow O2, Dantrolene, Cool, IVF
- ppx[ Family hx]
Fever right after surgery
- Postoperative fever due to release of cytokines
- Bacteremia
- Blood cx
- Broad abx
- ppx[Sterile field]
POD#1 fever
- Atelectasis
- CXR
- no Tx
- ppx[ Inhaled spirometry, walk]
POD #2 fever
- PNA
- CXR
- Broad abx
- ICS, Out of bed
POD #3 fever - UTI - U/A, Ucx - ABX [Casts= pyelonephritis] - ppx[ Foley out]
POD#5 fever
- DVT/ PE
- U/S BLE
- Heparin—> warfarin
- ppx[LMWH, OOB]
POD#7 fever
- Wound (cellulitis
- U/S (negative abscess)
- ABx for cellulitis
- Ppx[Sterile + clean]
POD # 10-14
- Wound (Abscess)
- U/S + abscess
- Abx —> Incision and drainage
Urine output
0.5 cc/kg/hr
Ogilvie syndrome
Functional (only colon)
Elderly colon
Dx: KUB
Ileus of colon
small bowel normal
Large bowel distended
No distal area good in large bowel
Tx: Decompression
Stigmine
Colonoscopy to rule out cancer
Dehisence
Failure of fascia
Pt: Hernia Serosanguinous drainage (salmon colored)
Dx: Clx
Tx: Binders
Reduce straining
Re-operative
Eusceration
Failure of whole wound
Pt: loops of bowel pops out
Surgical emergency
Dx: Clx
Tx: Warm saline dressings
Operation
NEVER push it back in
Weight loss
Clay colored stools
Painless jaundice
Distended Gallbladder nonpainful
CT scan
- pancreatic mass
Also see
Pancreatic cancer
CT scan
Endoscopic U/S w/ biopsy
Pt: Migratory thrombophlebitis
Tx: Whipple procedure
Weight loss
Clay colored stools
Painless jaundice
Distended Gallbladder nonpainful
CT scan
- mass biliary tree
+ PSC
Cholangiocarcinoma
ERCP w/ Bx
Tx: Resection
Obstructive jaundice
FOBT+
Negative colonoscopy
Dx
Ampulla of Vater Malignancy
ERCP
Nocturnal asthma
GERD
Only wake up at night with symptoms of asthma
Esophagus Metaplasia tx
High dose PPI
Cause Achalesia
Diagnosis?
Tx
LES fails to relax
1) Barium swallow
2) Manometry
Tx: Myotomy
Esophageal cancer
Upper 1/3
- SCC
- Hot, smoking
Lower 1/3
- Adeno
- GERD
Boorheaver
Transmural tear
Career vomit
(bulimic)
Air in mediastinum
1st gastrograft and swallow
2nd barium swallow
3rd EGD
Borborygmi
High pitched crescendo sounds in bowel
Small bowel obstruction
Small bowel obstruction first exam
Upright abdominal film
Then CT scan (po contrast)
Flushing
Wheezing
Watery Diarrhea
R sided fibrosis
Carcinoid
Serotonin —> Mets to liver
Dx: 5-HIAA
Tx: CT scan
Resect
Pseudocyst surgery
<6 wks
< 6 cm
wait and watch
Painful jaundice
Choledocolithiosis
+ murmphy
MRCP
RUQ pain
Jaundice
Fever
Charcot’s triad
Cholangitis
RUQ pain Jaundice Fever Hypotension Altered mental status
Reynolds pentad
Cholangitis
Emergent ERCP
(No HIDA or MRCP)
Gallbladder Abx
Ciproflocacin + Metronidazole
Amp-Gent + MTZ
[Dont choose pip/tazo- expensive]
Colon cancer right sided lesion
Loose stool
Blood
Colon cancer left sided lesion
Change in caliber
Obstructive symptoms