Surgery Rotation 15 Flashcards
Pre-op management of pt with high risk of coagulation
Prophylactic low-dose heparin
Hormones that can be produced by squamous cell carcinoma of the lung
PTH = hypercalcemia
THINK: s(Ca)mous cell
Hormones that can be produced by small cell carcinoma of the lung
ADH, ACTH (Cushings), antibodies against post-synaptic Ca2+ channels (Lambert Eaton)
Tx of acute pancreatitis
Fluid resuscitation
What causes flank pain that radiates to the groin?
Kidney stones
Ddx of LLQ pain in old men
Sigmoid volvulus
Mesenteric ischemia
Biliary disease associated with ulcerative colitis
Primary sclerosing cholangitis
Antibody associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis
p-ANCA
Antibody associated with primary biliary cirrhosis
anti-mitochondiral antibodies
Classic imaging associated with PSC
“beaded” appearance due to contrasting dilation and narrowing
Diagnose: episodes of dysphagia, regurgitation, and/or chest pain precipitated by emotional stress and hot/cold foods
Diffuse esophageal spasm
Test used to diagnose diffuse esophageal spasm
Manometry
What will you see on endoscopy with a gastrinoma
Multiple ulcers and thickened gastric folds
Presentation of colovesical fistula
Connection between colon and bladder
Presents with pneumaturia (air in urine), fecaluria (stool in urine), recurrent UTI (mixed flora)
How do you diagnose colovesical fistula
Abd CT with oral or rectal (not IV) contrast - will show contrast in the bladder
Colonoscopy to exclude colonic malignancy