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Limb Ischaemia
What is acute limb ischaemia,
What does acute limb ischaemia co...,
What does fixed mottling of the s...
8  cards
Intestinal artery ischaemia
Common sites of occlusion,
Why is chronic abdominal artery o...,
How would acute abdominal artery ...
13  cards
AAA
What would you find on examination
1  cards
bowel obstruction
What sort of bowel sounds would y...,
Absent bowel sounds,
Causes of bowel obstruction outsi...
20  cards
hernia management
Hernia superior and medial to the...,
Who gets inguinal hernias,
Risk factors for inguinal hernias
30  cards
Hiatus hernia
Two types of haitus hernia,
What is the more common type of h...,
Part of stomach at the oesophagea...
9  cards
Oesophagus
Why do you get mallory weiss tear,
Presentation of mw tear,
What is ogd
4  cards
intucusseption
When does intucuesseption usually...,
Risk factors of intucusseption,
On examination which shape of mas...
7  cards
compartment syndrome
How does compartment syndrome happen,
How is the muscle fixed within it...,
If left untreated it can result i...
17  cards
peripheral vascular disease
Risk factors for pvd are same as ...,
Burning pain at night and hanging...,
Wet and dry gangrene difference
11  cards
breast
Breasts cover which ribs,
Breasts sit on top of deep fascia...,
Blood supply of breast
20  cards
benign breast disease
Fat necrosis who most commonly ge...,
Fat necrosis typical history,
How does fat necrosis present
31  cards
nipple discarge
Purulent discahrge with erythema ...,
Purulent discharge plus minus blood,
Blood stained discharge
17  cards
breast cancer
Peak age for incidence of breast ...,
Where do most breast cancers aris...,
4 common breast cancers
54  cards
haemarrhoids
What are haemarrhoids,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What are they associated with
10  cards
pyloric stenosis
Exposure to what in first few wee...,
What essentially is pyloric stenosis,
When does it present
7  cards
carpal tunnel
More comon in men or women,
Associated with,
Which nerve is affected and what ...
10  cards
testicular torsion
What does the spermatic cord contain,
What happens,
Risk factors
6  cards
stomas
What is a stoma,
Indications for a stoma,
Where is an iliostomy found
16  cards
varicose veins
What are varicose veins,
What are they caused by,
How are varicose veins investogated
11  cards
appendicitis
Most commonly occurs in,
Results from,
What can obstruct the appendical ...
12  cards
general
90 of varicose are on which side,
Is pain common in variocele,
Are abnormal semen parameters ass...
98  cards
new
Antibiotics that cause c diff,
How does hus present,
C diff what kind of bacteria
62  cards
general surgery
What is atelectasis,
Whats an ileus,
Where is mcburneys point
60  cards
pancreas
Severity score for pancreatitis,
Why do you get low calcium in pan...,
Level of amylase is how many time...
27  cards
surgery for colon cancer
Caecal ascending proximal transverse,
Distal transverse or descending,
Sigmoid
8  cards

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