Surgical Flashcards
1
Q
What is keyhole surgery’s professional name?
A
Laproscopic surgery
2
Q
Most common GI surgery?
A
Appendectomy
3
Q
What is the most common cause of obstruction which leads to appendicits?
A
Faecolith - hardened block of poo - blocking appendicular junction
4
Q
What cardiovascular complications can occur from surgery?
A
MI and DVT
5
Q
GI complications of surgery?
A
ADD Ileus Anastomotic degiscence Adhesions Short gut syndrome
6
Q
What is sigmoid volvus?
How does it appear on AXR?
A
Sigmoid colon wraps around own mesentry
Coffee-bean sign
7
Q
Is free air under the diaphragm a normal finding post surgery?
A
Yes - symptomatic relief only
8
Q
How can you tell the difference between small and large bowel obstruction on AXR?
A
Small
- valvae connientes (lines that go fulll way round bowel)
- centrally located
Large
- haustra (lines that go part way around bowel)
- peripherally located
- will dilate to larger than small
- presence of faceal material
9
Q
What is the sign associated with appendicitis?
A
McBurneys sign
