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Surgical Recall Most Commons Flashcards

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What is the most common type of melanoma?

A

Superficial spreading melanoma

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What is the most common indication for surgery with Crohn’s Disease?

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Small bowel obstruction

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What is the most common type of breast cancer

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Infiltrating ductal carcinoma

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What is the most common site of breast cancer?

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Upper outer quadrant

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What is the most common vessel involved with a bleeding duodenal ulcer?

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Gastroduodenal artery

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What is the most common cause of common bile duct obstruction?

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Choledocholithiasis

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What is the most common cause of Cholangitis?

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Bile duct obstruction from choledocholithiasis

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What is the most common cause of pancreatitis

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Alcohol consumption

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What is the most common bacteria in stool

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Bacteroides fragilis

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What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in the US?

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Adhesions

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What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in children?

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Hernias

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What is the most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the US?

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Acute appendicitis

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What is the most common site of GI carcinoids?

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Appendix

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Abdominal x-ray finding with small bowel obstruction?

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Air-fluid levels

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What is the most common electrolyte deficiency causing ileus?

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Hypokalemia

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What is the most common cause of transfusion hemolysis?

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Type mismatch from clerical error

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What is the most common cause of blood transfusion resulting in death?

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Type mismatch resulting from clerical error

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What is the most common site of distant metastasis from sarcoma?

A

Lungs

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What is the most common Cause of shock in surgical patients

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Hypovolemia

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What is the most common cause of esophageal perforation?

A

Iatrogenic causes (scopes, procedures etc.)

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What is the most common position of anal fissure?

A

Posterior

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What is the most common cause of large bowel obstruction?

A

Colon cancer

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What is the most common type of colonic volvulus?

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Sigmoid volvulus

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What is the most common cause of fever <48h after surgery?

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Atelectasis

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What is the most common bacterial cause of UTI?

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E. Coli

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CXR finding with traumatic thoracic aortic injury?

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Widened mediastinum

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What is the most common abdominal organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma?

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Spleen

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What is the most common abdominal organ injured in penetrating abdominal trauma?

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Small bowel

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What is the most common benign tumor of the liver?

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Hemangioma of the liver

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What is the most common malignancy of the liver?

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Metastases

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What is the most common infectious agent causing pneumonia in the ICU?

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Gram negative bacteria

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What is the most common cause of epidural hematoma?

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Middle meningeal artery injury

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What is the most common hernia?

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Inguinal hernia (Right > left)

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What is the most common cause of lower GI bleeding?

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Upper GI bleeding (I think this is stupid.)

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What is the most common cause of esophageal laceration?

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Iatrogenic instrumentation (i.e. EGD)

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