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Surgical most commons Flashcards

1
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Indication for surgery with Crohn’s disease?

A

Small bowel obstruction (SBO)

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2
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Type of Melanoma?

A

Superficial spreading

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3
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Type of breast cancer?

A

Infiltrating ductal

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4
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Site of breast cancer?

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Upper outer quadrant

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5
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Vessel involved with a bleeding duodenal ulcer?

A

Gastroduodenal artery

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6
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Cause of common bile duct obstruction?

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Choledocholithiasis

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7
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Cause of cholangitis?

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Bile duct obstruction resulting from choledocholithiasis

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8
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Cause of pancreatitis?

A

EtOH

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9
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Bacteria in stool?

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Bacteroides fragilis (“B. frag”)

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10
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Cause of SBO in adults in the United States?

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Postop peritoneal adhesions

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11
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Cause of SBO in children?

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Hernias

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12
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Cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the United States?

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Acute appendicitis

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13
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Site of GI carcinoids?

A

Appendix

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14
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Abdominal x-ray (AXR) finding with SBO?

A

Air-fluid levels

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15
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Electrolyte deficiency causing ileus?

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Hypokalemia

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16
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Cause of transfusion hemolysis?

A

Clerical error

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17
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Cause of blood transfusion resulting in death?

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Clerical error (wrong blood types)

18
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Site of distant metastasis of sarcoma?

19
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Cause of shock in a surgical patient?

A

Hypovolemia

20
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Position of anal fissure?

21
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Cause of large bowel obstruction?

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Cause of large bowel obstruction?

22
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Type of colonic volvulus?

A

Sigmoid volvulus

23
Q

Cause of fever 48 post- operative hours?

A

Atelectasis

24
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Bacterial cause of urinary tract infection (UTI)?

A

Escherichia coli

25
Q

Chest x-ray (CXR) finding with traumatic thoracic aortic injury?

A

Widened mediastinum

26
Q

Abdominal organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma?

A

Liver (not the spleen, as noted in recent studies!)

27
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Abdominal organ injured in penetrating abdominal trauma?

A

Small bowel

28
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Benign tumor of the liver?

A

Hemangioma

29
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Malignancy of the liver?

A

Metastasis

30
Q

Pneumonia in the ICU?

A

Gram-negative bacteria

31
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Cause of epidural hematoma?

A

Middle-meningeal artery injury

32
Q

Cause of lower GI bleeding?

A

Lower GI bleeding

33
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Hernia?

A

Inguinal hernia (right more than left)

34
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Cause of esophageal perforation?

A

Iatrogenic instrumentation (e.g., EGD)

35
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Cause of esophageal perforation?

A

Iatrogenic instrumentation (e.g., EGD)

36
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Cancer in females?

A

Lung cancer

37
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Cancer in males?

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Prostate cancer

38
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Type of cancer causing DEATH in males and females?

A

Lung cancer

39
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Cause of free peritoneal air?

A

Perforated PUD

40
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Symptom with gastric cancer?

A

Weight loss

41
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Site of colon cancer hematogenous metastasis?

42
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Cause of death ages 1-44?

Surgery Signs, Triads, etc. (4 decks)

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