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Decks in this class (43)

Acute Abdomen
What are differential diagnoses s...,
What are differential diagnoses s...,
What are differential diagnoses s...
14  cards
Appendicitis
What is mcburney s point,
What are the classic features of ...,
How is appendicitis diagnosed
9  cards
Bowel Obstruction
Why does bowel obstruction cause ...,
How does bowel obstruction lead t...,
What 3 causes make up 90 of cases...
12  cards
Ileus
What is ileus,
What is a pseudo obstruction,
What are the common causes of ileus
5  cards
Volvulus
What is a volvulus,
What can twisting in the bowel le...,
Who tends to be affected by sigmo...
11  cards
Hernias
What are the typical features of ...,
What is incarceration of a hernia,
What is obstruction of a hernia
29  cards
Haemorrhoids
What are haemorrhoids,
What are haemorrhoids associated ...,
Why do haemorrhoids often occur i...
16  cards
Diverticular Disease
What is the difference between di...,
What is the pathophysiology of di...,
Why do diverticula no form in the...
12  cards
Mesenteric Ischaemia
What causes mesenteric ischaemia,
What is the cause of chronic mese...,
What is the classic triad of chro...
13  cards
Bowel Cancer
What increases the risk of colore...,
What is familial adenomatous poly...,
What surgery do patients have pro...
17  cards
Stomas
What does a colostomy do,
What does an ileostomy do,
Why does an ileostomy have a spout
12  cards
Gallstones
What are the risk factors for gal...,
How do patients with gallstones p...,
Label the image
18  cards
Acute Cholecystitis
What is acute cholecystitis cause...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
What is it called when acute chol...
11  cards
Acute Cholangitis
What is acute cholangitis,
What are the two main causes of a...,
What are the most common causitiv...
9  cards
Cholangiocarcinoma
What is a cholangiocarcinoma,
What are the majority of cholangi...,
Where do cholangiocarcinomas affe...
10  cards
Pancreatic Cancer
Why does pancreatic cancer have p...,
What are the majority of pancreat...,
Where do most pancreatic cancers ...
13  cards
Pancreatitis
What is the difference between ac...,
What are the 3 key causes of panc...,
What is the pathophysiology of ga...
18  cards
Liver Transplant
What is a orthotopic transplant,
What is a living donor transplant,
What is split donation
9  cards
(U)- Obstructive Uropathy
What happens does pressure build ...,
What is hydronephrosis,
What is vesicoureteral reflux
23  cards
(U)- Catheters
When are catheters used,
What is used to measure volume of...,
What volume post voiding may indi...
10  cards
(U)- BPH
What is bph caused by,
How does bph usually present,
What are the tpyical lower urinar...
13  cards
(U)- Prostatitis
What is the acute bacterial prost...,
What is chronic prostatitis,
How does chronic prostatitis present
8  cards
(U)- Prostate Cancer
Where does prostate cancer most c...,
Where do prostate cancers usually...,
What are the risk factors of pros...
19  cards
(U)- Epididymo-orchitis
What are the causes of epididymo ...,
How does epididymo orchitis typic...,
What is the key differential for ...
9  cards
(U)- Testicular Torsion
Who is typically affected by test...,
What is the most common cause of ...,
How does testicular torsion present
7  cards
(U)- Scrotal Lumps
What are the key causes of scrota...,
What is a hydrocele,
During foetal development how doe...
16  cards
(U)- Testicular Cancer
Where do testicular cancers arise...,
What age range is most commonly a...,
What are the risk factors for tes...
15  cards
(U)- Lower UTI
Why are women far more susceptibl...,
What is the primary source of bac...,
How do lower urinary tract infect...
16  cards
(U)- Pyelonephritis
What is pyelonephritis,
What are the risk factors of pyel...,
What is the most common cause of ...
11  cards
(U)- Interstitial Cystitis
What is interstitial cystitis,
How does interstitial cystitis pr...,
What investigations are used for ...
8  cards
(U)- Bladder Cancer
Where does cancer in the bladder ...,
What are the risk factors of blad...,
How common are different types of...
15  cards
(U)- Kidney Stones
What are the two key complication...,
What is the most common type of k...,
What are the risk factors for cal...
15  cards
(U)- Renal Cell Carcinoma
What is the classic triad of rena...,
What are the 3 most common types ...,
What are the risk factors of rena...
11  cards
(U)- Renal Transplant
Who gets offered renal transplants,
How many years of life does a ren...,
What type of scar does a patient ...
12  cards
(B)- Breast Lumps
What is the standard practise for...,
What clinical features suggest br...,
What do nice guidelines recommend...
28  cards
(B)- Breast Pain
How can mastalgia be divided,
What ic cyclical breast pain,
Whe
9  cards
(B)- Gynaecomastia
0  cards
(B)- Galactorrhoea
0  cards
(B)- Mammary Duct Ectasia
What is mammary duct ectasia,
Who is most affected by mammary d...,
What is a significant risk factor...
7  cards
(B)- Intraductal Papilloma
What is intraductal papilloma,
What causes intraductal papilloma,
Is intraductal papilloma associat...
7  cards
(B)- Lactational Mastitis
What can mastitis be caused by,
How does mastitis present,
How is mastitis managed
10  cards
(B)- Breast Abscess
What is a breast abscess,
What are the types of breast abscess,
What is pus caused by
12  cards
(B)- Breast Cancer
0  cards

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