Surgical RECALL Rapid Review Only Flashcards
Elderly woman, SBO, and air in biliary tract
Gallstone ileus
Elderly woman with pain down inner aspect of thigh
Obturator hernia (Howship–Romberg sign)
Abdominal pain, hypotension, and abdominal pulsatile mass
Ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA)
Abdominal pain “out of proportion” to abdominal exam
Mesenteric ischemia
Arm pain and syncope with arm movement
Subclavian steal syndrome
Increasing creatinine on ACE inhibitor
Renal artery stenosis
Child with MIDLINE neck mass
Thyroglossal duct cyst
Child with LATERAL neck mass
Branchial cleft cyst
Crush injury and dark urine
Myoglobinuria
Emesis, chest pain radiating to the back and mediastinal air
Boerhaave’s
Lower GI bleed + technetium pertechnetate scan
Meckel’s diverticulum
Flushing, diarrhea, and right-sided heart failure
Carcinoid
Pneumaturia and LLQ pain
Colovesicular fistula
Desmoid tumor, osteoma, and colon cancer
Gardner’s syndrome
Epigastric pain radiating to back and flank ecchymosis
Hemorrhagic pancreatitis
Pancreatitis and palpable epigastric mass
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Liver abscess with “anchovy paste”
Amebic abscess
RUQ pain, travel, and exposure to sheep
Hydatid cyst
RUQ pain, travel, and exposure to sheep
RUQ pain, travel, and exposure to sheep
45-year-old woman with RUQ pain for 12 hours, fever, and leukocytosis
Acute cholecystitis