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Chapter 3: Surgical Most Commons Flashcards

1
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Type of melanoma?

A

Superficial spreading

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2
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Type of breast cancer?

A

Infiltrating ductal

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3
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Site of breast cancer?

A

Upper outer quadrant

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4
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Vessel involved with a bleeding duodenal ulcer?

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Gastroduodenal artery

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5
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Cause of common bile duct obstruction?

A

Choledocholithiasis

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6
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Cause of small bowel obstruction (SBO) in adults in the United States?

A

Postoperative peritoneal adhesions

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7
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Cause of SBO in children?

A

Hernias

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8
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Cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the United States?

A

Acute appendicitis

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9
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Electrolyte deficiency causing ileus?

A

Hypokalemia

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10
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Cause of blood transfusion resulting in death?

A

Clerical error (wrong blood types)

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11
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Site of distant metastasis of sarcoma?

A

Lungs (hematogenous spread)

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12
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Position of anal fissure?

A

Posterior

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13
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Acute pancreatitis?

A

Gallstones

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14
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Chronic pancreatitis?

A

Alcohol

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15
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Cause of large bowel obstruction?

A

Colon cancer

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16
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Cause of fever <48 postoperative hours?

A

Atelectasis

17
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Bacterial cause of urinary tract infection (UTI)?

A

Escherichia coli

18
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Abdominal organ injured in blunt abdominal trauma?

A

Liver (not the spleen, as noted in recent studies!)

19
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Benign tumor of the liver?

A

Hemangioma

20
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Malignancy of the liver?

A

Metastasis

21
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Pneumonia in the ICU?

A

Gram-negative bacteria

22
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Cause of epidural hematoma?

A

Middle meningeal artery injury

23
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Cause of lower GI bleeding?

A

Upper GI bleeding

24
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Cancer in females?

A

Breast cancer

25
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Cancer in males?

A

Prostate cancer

26
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Type of cancer causing DEATH in males and females?

A

LUNG cancer

27
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Cause of free peritoneal air?

A

Perforated peptic ulcer disease

28
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Cause of death ages 1 to 44?

A

TRAUMA

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