Surgical Recall Most Commons Flashcards
What is the most common type of melanoma?
Superficial spreading melanoma
What is the most common indication for surgery with Crohn’s Disease?
Small bowel obstruction
What is the most common type of breast cancer
Infiltrating ductal carcinoma
What is the most common site of breast cancer?
Upper outer quadrant
What is the most common vessel involved with a bleeding duodenal ulcer?
Gastroduodenal artery
What is the most common cause of common bile duct obstruction?
Choledocholithiasis
What is the most common cause of Cholangitis?
Bile duct obstruction from choledocholithiasis
What is the most common cause of pancreatitis
Alcohol consumption
What is the most common bacteria in stool
Bacteroides fragilis
What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in the US?
Adhesions
What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in children?
Hernias
What is the most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the US?
Acute appendicitis
What is the most common site of GI carcinoids?
Appendix
Abdominal x-ray finding with small bowel obstruction?
Air-fluid levels
What is the most common electrolyte deficiency causing ileus?
Hypokalemia
What is the most common cause of transfusion hemolysis?
Type mismatch from clerical error
What is the most common cause of blood transfusion resulting in death?
Type mismatch resulting from clerical error
What is the most common site of distant metastasis from sarcoma?
Lungs
What is the most common Cause of shock in surgical patients
Hypovolemia
What is the most common cause of esophageal perforation?
Iatrogenic causes (scopes, procedures etc.)
What is the most common position of anal fissure?
Posterior
What is the most common cause of large bowel obstruction?
Colon cancer
What is the most common type of colonic volvulus?
Sigmoid volvulus
What is the most common cause of fever <48h after surgery?
Atelectasis
What is the most common bacterial cause of UTI?
E. Coli
CXR finding with traumatic thoracic aortic injury?
Widened mediastinum
What is the most common abdominal organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma?
Spleen
What is the most common abdominal organ injured in penetrating abdominal trauma?
Small bowel
What is the most common benign tumor of the liver?
Hemangioma of the liver
What is the most common malignancy of the liver?
Metastases
What is the most common infectious agent causing pneumonia in the ICU?
Gram negative bacteria
What is the most common cause of epidural hematoma?
Middle meningeal artery injury
What is the most common hernia?
Inguinal hernia (Right > left)
What is the most common cause of lower GI bleeding?
Upper GI bleeding (I think this is stupid.)
What is the most common cause of esophageal laceration?
Iatrogenic instrumentation (i.e. EGD)
