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Decks in this class (36)

Trauma
Goals of assessment and managemen...,
Causes of death from injury at th...,
Causes of death within minutes
48  cards
Advanced life support
What to do during cpr,
Shockable rhythms,
Non shockable rhythms
7  cards
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Definition,
Most common location,
Diagnostic features
26  cards
Prostate cancer
Aetiology,
Epidemiology,
Pathology type
31  cards
Approach to a breast mass
Differential diagnosis,
Percentage of women presenting wi...,
Triple test
36  cards
Breast cancer
Types of breast cancer,
What is dcis,
Epidemiology of dcis detection pr...
45  cards
Cervical cancer
Most common histological type,
Risk factors,
Presentation
20  cards
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Definition,
Epidemiology,
Etiology
15  cards
The acute abdomen
Definition,
Atypical acute abdomen population...,
Older people and acute abdomen re...
17  cards
Anorectal disease
Causes of perianal pain,
Classification of hemorrhoids,
Conservative management anal fissure
56  cards
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Definition,
Gender predominance,
What is tinel and phalens signs
11  cards
Mastalgia
Etiology,
Investigations,
Management
3  cards
Diverticulitis
Diverticular disease,
Definition,
Complications
16  cards
Peripheral vascular disease
Define,
Etiology,
Stages of severity
17  cards
Appendictis
Definition,
Pathophysiology,
Clinical features
9  cards
Crohn's disease
Defintion,
Epidemiology,
Pathophysiology
16  cards
Skin ulcers
Etiology,
Most common cause,
History
13  cards
Hernia
Types of hernia,
Litres hernia,
Predisposing
43  cards
Cholecystitis
Types of gall stones,
Risk factors cholecystitis,
Clinical features
19  cards
Dysphagia
Causes,
Types of mechanical block,
Motility disorders
7  cards
Esophageal cancer
Risk factors,
Location,
Type
18  cards
Colorectal cancer
Lifetime risk of developing crc,
Etiology,
Typical spread
42  cards
Bowel obstruction
Etiology of small bowel obstruction,
Cardinal features of sbo,
Radiographic findings in sbo
16  cards
Acute urinary retention
Etiology,
Eamination,
Investigations
8  cards
GI bleed
Etiology of upper git bleed,
Rockall scoring system,
History for ugib
10  cards
Anaesthesia
Aims of anaesthesia 4,
The 7 as of anaesthesia,
What level activity generally suf...
14  cards
Wounds
Types of wounds,
Clean wounds infection rates type...,
Clean contaminated infection rate...
20  cards
Nutrition
Reasons hospital patients become ...,
Assessment of malnourished,
Management of malnutrition in hos...
9  cards
Post-operative complications
Potential complications,
Causes of respiratory failure,
Potential wound failures
28  cards
Pancreatitis
Ranson criteria,
Imaging when pancreatitis diagnos...,
If necrosis seen on ct what shoul...
10  cards
Pneumothorax
Causes,
Symptoms,
Signs
5  cards
Shock and sepsis
Diagnostic criteria for spesis,
What is severe sepsis,
What is septic shock
9  cards
Short gut syndrome
Pathophysiology,
Why is it important to start ente...,
Outcome determinants
11  cards
Pre-operative
Overview of pre operative assessment,
Post operative general surgical p...,
Oral intake step wise
6  cards
Spinal injuries
Components on brain ct to identif...,
Coup vs counter coup,
How does contusion happen and swe...
28  cards
Anaesthetic management and preoperative
0  cards

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