Misc from SCORE Flashcards
Chemo regimen for metastatic testicular cancer
Bleomycin, etoposide, and cisplatin
Screening for Lynch syndrome
Colonoscopy starting age 20-25 q1-3yrs
Annual TVUS or endometrial aspiration starting 20-25 yrs
Medial malleolus venous ulcer - pathophysiology
Incompetent great saphenous vein or medially located incompetent perforators
Lateral malleolus venous ulcer - pathophysiology
Small saphenous vein incompetence or laterally located perforators
Indications for radiation after mastectomy for breast cancer
4 or more positive nodes, tumor >5cm
Most common bacteria causing lymphangitis
Strep pyogenes
Patient with AV fistula: limb edema, difficulty with dialysis, prolonged bleeding from puncture site - diagnosis?
Venous hypertension, usually due to stenosis and/or thrombosis of central venous system
Stroke after CEA but when you go back to the OR you don’t see anything wrong - next step?
On table cerebral angiogram
Most common cause of septic thrombophlebitis of superficial veins
Staph aureus
Most common cause of central venous catheter infections
Staph epidermidis/CONS
Most commonly affected compartment in compartment syndrome of leg
Anterior compartment
Saphenous vein(s) reflux along with varicose veins - management?
Treat the refluxing vein (eg, ablation of small saphenous veins)
Cardiac failure secondary to AV fistula - management?
If refractory to medical management, surgical banding of AV fistula (ligation if banding fails)
Management of suppurative thrombophlebitis
IV abx and excision of the superficial vein
Most common adverse effect of pancuronium
Vagolytic - causes tachycardia; contraindicated in patients with CAD
