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Surgical Syndromes Flashcards

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What is afferent loop syndrome?

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Obstruction of the afferent loop of a Billroth II gastrojejunostomy

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What does ARDS stand for?

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Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (poor oxygenation caused by leaky capillaries)

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What is Blind Loop syndrome?

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Bacterial overgrowth of intestine caused

by stasis

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What is Boerhaave’s syndrome?

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Esophageal perforation

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What is Budd-Chiari syndrome?

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Thrombosis of hepatic veins

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What is carcinoid syndrome?

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Syndrome of “B FDR”:
Bronchospasm
Flushing
Diarrhea
Right-sided heart failure (caused by
factors released by carcinoid tumor)
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What is compartment syndrome?

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Compartmental hypertension caused by edema, resulting in muscle necrosis of the lower extremity, often seen in the calf; patient may have a distal pulse

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What is Cushing’s syndrome?

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Excessive cortisol production

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What is dumping syndrome?

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Delivery of a large amount of hyperosmolar chyme into the small bowel, usually after vagotomy and a gastric drainage procedure (pyloroplasty/ gastrojejunostomy); results in autonomic instability, abdominal pain, and diarrhea

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What is Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome?

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Perihepatic gonorrhea infection

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What is Gardner’s syndrome?

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GI polyps and associated findings of Sebaceous cysts, Osteomas, and Desmoid tumors (SOD); polyps have high malig- nancy potential (Think: A Gardner plants SOD)

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What is HITT syndrome?

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Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenic Thrombosis syndrome: Heparin-induced platelet antibodies cause platelets to thrombose vessels, often resulting in loss of limb or life

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What is Leriche’s syndrome?

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Claudication of buttocks and thighs, Impotence, Atrophy of legs (seen with iliac occlusive disease) (Think: CIA)

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What is Malory-Weiss syndrome?

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Post-emesis/-retching tears in the gastric mucosa (near gastroesophageal junction)

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What is Mendelson’s syndrome?

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Chemical pneumonitis after aspiration of gastric contents

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What is Mirizzi’s syndrome?

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Extrinsic obstruction of the common hepatic bile duct from a gallstone in the gallbladder or cystic duct

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What is Munchausen syndrome?

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Self-induced illness

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What is Ogilvie’s syndrome?

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Massive nonobstructive colonic dilatation

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What is Peutz-Jegher’s syndrome?

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Benign GI polyps and buccal pigmenta- tion (Think: Peutz = Pigmentation)

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What is Plummer-Vinson syndrome?

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Syndrome of:
1. Esophageal web
2. Iron-deficiency anemia
3. Dysphagia
4. Spoon-shaped nails
5. Atrophic oral and tongue mucosa
Typically occurs in elderly women; 10% develop squamous cell carcinoma
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What is RED reaction syndrome?

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Syndrome of rapid vancomycin infusion, resulting in skin erythema

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What is refeeding syndrome?

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Hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, and hypophosphatemia after refeeding a starved patient

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What is Rendu-Osler-Weber (ROW) syndrome?

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Syndrome of GI tract telangiectasia/A-V malformations

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What is short-gut syndrome?

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Malnutrition resulting from 200 cm of viable small bowel

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What is SIADH?

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Syndrome of Inappropriate AntiDiuretic Hormone (Think: Inappropriately Increased ADH)

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What is another name for Sipple’s syndrome?

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MEN II

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What is superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome?

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Obstruction of the SVC (e.g., by tumor, thrombosis)

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What is thoracic outlet syndrome?

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Compression of the structures exiting from the thoracic outlet

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What is Tietze’s syndrome?

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Costochondritis of rib cartilage; aseptic (treat with NSAIDs)

30
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What is toxic shock syndrome?

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Staphylococcus aureus toxin-induced syndrome marked by fever, hypotension, organ failure, and rash (desquamation— especially palms and soles)

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What is Trousseau’s syndrome?

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Syndrome of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) associated with carcinoma

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What is another name for Wermer’s syndrome?

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MEN I

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What is Zollinger-Ellison syndrome?

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Gastrinoma and PUD

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