Vascular Surgery + Flashcards
What is the only risk factor for aortic dissection?
HTN
What is the only risk factor for aortic dissection?
HTN
Treatment of aortic dissection
Dissection of the ascending aorta is treated with surgery, descending aorta treated with medications
Amblyopia
Vision impairment due to defective image processing in the brain, it can be caused by conditions such as cateracts or strabismus
What is the treatment for strabismus?
Surgical correction in the infants
What is the pharmacologic treatment for acute closed angle glaucoma?
Beta blockers and alpha 2 adrenergic agonist, manitol and pilocarpine can also be used, all are applied topically
Where does the tumor come from in the supraclavicular lymph node metastasis
From the abdomen (AND not from the head and neck)
What is Ludwig angina and how is it treated?
Abscess in the floor of the mouth, incision and drainage is required and the patient has to be intubated due to its proximity to the airway
Describe the typical presentation of cavernous sinus thrombosis and how is it treated
Usually happens in patients suffering from ethmoid or frontal sinusitis, they develop diplopia along with facial pain. Treatment is IV antibiotics for several weeks as this is an emergency and drainage of the infected sinuses
What is one way of treating increased ICP due to brain tumors
High dose steroids, usually dexamethasone
What is a classic symptom of pineal gland tumor
Perinaud syndrome - “sunset eyes”, it is a vertical gaze palsy, the patient is unable to move eyes up and down
What is relfex sympathetic dystrophy
Dx and tx?
Usually after trauma, the area affected is extremely painful with stimulation, does not respond to usual analgesics,
Sympathetic block is diagnostic and sympathectomy is curative.
