Missed Qs Flashcards
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Severe acute pancreatitis
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Multiple Organ Failure, defined as: SBP < 90 Cr > 2.9 GIB PaO2 < 60mmhg Local complications: hemorrhage, abscess, pseudocyst
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Sigmoid volvulus
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Coffee bean appearance Points to RUQ Elderly who take psychotropic rx Colonic decompression High recurrence, so likely will need colectomy with primary anastamosis`
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How many weeks of rx mgmt for ulcers before surgery?
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12 weeks
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Malignant facial mass
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Modified radical mastectomy
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How many LN do you need for colon cancer resection?
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12
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Which vasculature do you need for R side colon cancer?
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all the way up to the R branch of the middle colic
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If doing a left hemicolectomy, what vasculature do you need to ligate?
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High ligation of the IMA
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Norepinephrine has what effect?
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All alpha and BETA-1! So increased contractility and sphlanchnic vasoconstriction
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What is the tx for invasive inflammatory cancer?
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Neoadjuvant CXRT, MRM (mastectomy + ALND) + XRT +/- endocrine theory
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Ureter injuries b/w UPJ and UP brim (upper 1/3)
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Ureto-uretostomy with debridement
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Ureter injuries distal
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Reimplantation into the bladder
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If U-Urertostomy is not possibnle in a HD unstable patient, do..
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a trans-u-uretostomy
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What sizes of extremity tumor do you differentiate b/w excisional vs longitudinal incisional bx?
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4cm
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If a extremity tumor is < 4cm
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excisional bx
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If an extremity tumor is > 4cm
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longitudinal incisional bx
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Do you need negative margins for LCIS?
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No because it’s not premalignant.
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What do you need to talk to patients about if they have LCIS?
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Ppx b/l mastectomy
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What is GIP released by?
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K cells
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What does GIP do?
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Stimulate insulin
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What does pnuemoperitoneum do to lungs?
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Decrease FRC
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DCIS Comedo type characteristics
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- central necrosis 2. lack of cribiform architecture 3. mitotic figures
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What type of hip location is more common? A or P
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Posterior
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How do anterior hip location present?
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ABduction and ER external rotation
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What happens in Mag tox?
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Everything goes down! Brady, loss of DTR, hypotension, flaccid paralysis
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When you have ovarian carcinomatosis, what is the optimum ovarian residual you want for debulking
1cm
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When do you consider splenic preservation in distal pancreatic ca?
benign (NOT AC!) lesions trauma NE tumors
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Pericardial window approach?
8cm vertical incision along the subxiphoid
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What nutritional marker is better for acute stress?
Pre-albumin, given its half life of 2 days (instead of 20 for albumin)
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Glomus tumor
Fingernail, sensitivity to cold, pain on palpation (Love sign), blue-purple mass
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An aggressive variant of fibroepithelial lesion is concerning for
Phyllodes tumor
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PPI side effects
PNA, gastric cancer, OA-related hip fx
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What is the treatment for afferent loop syndrome
Surgery
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Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer
CHD1, ppx surgery b/w 18-40
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How do you divide a carotid body tumor
Through a sharp knife adventitial plane
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What type of arteriotomy do you do for a embolectomy?
Transverse
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What type of diet should hepatic failure patients get?
Low in aromatics and high in branched chain LIV
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What is a cutting seton? Indication
After draining seton. Tightened over regular intervals to cut the tissue
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What is the order of operations for AV fistula
Radiocephalic, brachiocephalic, brachiobasilic, AV graft, then other arm
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What are the steps to a Witzel?
Pursestring suture, make your enterotomy, insert catheter, tie the purse string shut. Create a serosal tunnel. Pexy to peritoneum. Bring out the stab incision.
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What types of burns are blanchable?
First and superficial second degree
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What is the oxygen extracction ratio
(CaO2-CvO2)/CaO2
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What are the causes of afferent loop syndrome
Volvulus, adhesions, torsion. This is a surgical emergency.
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What is Allen's test? When do you do it?
Assesses collateralization b/w radial and ulnar palmar branches. Do before every radial artery catheterization
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What type of arteriotomy do you perform for a embolectomy?
Transverse (reduces stenosis)
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How do you treat an uncomplicated groin pseudoaneurysm?
US guided thrombin injection into the pseudoaneurysm directly
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When do you use ppx abx in cirrhotics? (2)
GI hemorrhage and low protein (\<10)
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What anticoagulation metric do you use during a CABG?
ACT- Activated Clotting Time (goal 400-500 seconds)
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What population do you consider an emergent trach in vs a crich
Pediatrics! (cricoid is too narrow)
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What is the definition of power
1-beta (1- type 2 error) the probability of rejecting the null when there truly is a difference
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What is the gold standard for diagnosing reflux-induced respiratory complaints?
Dual ambulatory pH probe
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What are the types of gastric carcinoid tumors?
Type 1- slow growing, associated with chronic gastritis, rarely met Type 2- ZES, slow but met Type 3- fast, met
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What are the risk factors for failed TRAM flap
Smoking and obesity
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What is the most important survival factor for adrenal ca surgery?
Adequacy of resection
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What is the treatment of TTP?
Plasmapharesis FAT RN symptoms
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What type of incision for a felon?
Vertical incision
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What is the superior imaging modality for peri-ampullary mass?
EUS
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What is the false positive rate of PET scans?
10-20%
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Lab findings for lymphoma
Elevated LDH, beta 2 microglobulin
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What is the difference b/w primary and secondary contraction in grafts?
Primary- immediate, d/t skin elastin (more in full thickness) Secondary- wound bed over time (more in split thickness)
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What are the Siewart classifications of the stomach cancer?
1. Type 1- within 1-5cm from GEJ 2. Type 2- within cardia 3. Type 3- below cardia Treat Types 1 and 2 like Esophageal cancer, have to do esophegogastrectomy
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When is resection for non small cell cancer contraindicated
N3
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What is the Haggitt classification
Invasion of cancer into polyp 1. Head 2. Neck 3. Any part 4. Sessile polyps
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What is the treatment for SMA syndrome?
Duo-J
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What size tumor for pseudomyxoma peritonei do you have to debulk?
2mm anything less you can just HIPEC (41degreesC)
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What state of cells reduces radiation treatment
hypoxic (O2 prolongs free radicals) G2,M are hte most sensitive n
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What type of feeding do you give to the stomach? Jejunum?
Bolus to stomach, intermittent or continuous to everything else
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What type of sutures for the heart?
Pledgeted, non-absorbable
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What type of cardiac repairs require ECMO?
Coronary artery
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How do you repair peripheral lung trauma?
Wedge resection
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Can you transect the hepatic artery?
Yes because collateral blood flow from portal system
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Tx of pneumatocele in HDS patient
Leave alone, but watch because it can get infected
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Subclavian access
R: median sternotomy L: anterolateral thoracotomy
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How do you repair a diaphragmatic injury?
Abdominal approach, interrupted horizontal mattress, non-absorbable sutures
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What's the best way to control pain for flail chest patient?
Epidural (reduce chance of intubation for elderly)
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What injury are you concerned about for neck seatbelt sign?
Laryngotracheal injury
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What is the ideal tidal volume for intubated patients?
4-6ml/kg of IDEAL body weight
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Which renal vein can you ligate?
LEFT, because of collaterals. Right you have to do nephrectomy
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What ventilator patients should NOT get a percutaneous dilation tracheostomy?
High reqs- FiO2\>60% or PEEP \> 12mmHg
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What do you do with a RP bleed that is not stopped with a Pringle?
Pack it
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Occluded renal artery in a HDS patient
Observe (revascularized patients don't do well)
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What is a complication of mid thoracic esophageal injury during endoscopy?
TENSION PTX!
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What are normal CO levels?
5% nonsmokers 10% smokers 20% AMS 60% brain death
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When should you close a fasciotomy?
7-10 days, otherwise you will need a skin graft
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What do you do for penile shaft injuries?
Put in a foley and primary repair
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What is the management for fight bites?
Admit, IV ABX d/t concern of deep space infections, septic arthritis, osteo
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what type of collagen is in keloids? hypertrophic scars?
Keloids= disorganized type 1 and 3; hyperstrophic=type 3
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What to do for a simple PTX patient before surgery?
Chest tube! Risk of tension PTX during positive pressure
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what type of surgery for mid thoracic esophageal injury?
RIGHT POSTEROLATERAL incision
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Rehab for Tendon rupture in finger
Active rehab (although concern for risk of tendon rupture)
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What to look for if gluteal injury in trauma?
Vaginal, rectal, urethral imaging
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What do you have to do if you ligate the IVC?
Elevate legs, wrap them, fasciotomy if pressure \> 30mmgHg, prevent edema at all costs
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IVC repair in HDS patient
Vein patch! Just make sure you prevent hourglass narrowing of IVC, which can cause thrombosis
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What type of bacteria infect catheters of short gut patients?
GNR
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What are you concerned about long term after caustic (lye) injury to esophagus?
SCC 15 years down the road. Get endoscopic surveillance then
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How many LN do you need to resect for colon cancer?
12
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What type of incision do you do to expose the trachea and mainstem bronchi?
RIGHT thoracotomy for both (left for distal left bronchus)
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What is diagnostic for DPL?
100,000RBC/mL, 10mL blood, 500 WBC/mL
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What is jersey finger?
Tendon of flexor digitorum profundus. Need surgical repair!
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Simple extra-peritoneal bladder management? Complicatd?
Simple= Foley. Complicated= open surgery. Complicated defined as vaginal or rectal damage, unstable pelvic fx with concern of bone in bladder, uncontrolled hematuria
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Extending zone 1 neck injury incision should go to?
Median sternotomy
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Benefit of spleen preserving distal panc
Shorter hospital stay (no mortality benefit)
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Chronic steroid use
Poor wound healing. Lysosome stability. Treat with vitamin A
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When after post-splenectomy patient do you give vaccines? Follow up?
within 2 weeks after trauma (2 weeks before for elective). 4-6 years later after operation you need additional pneumo and meningo vaccs. Also again at 65.
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Mgmt for radial artery occlusion? Ulnar?
Radial= observe Ulnar= revascularize
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What types of aortic zone injuries need to be reexplored?
All penetrating Zone 2
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What do you do if youre concerned intra-op about an esophageal injury but cant see it?
Flex esophagoscopy
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Perimortem C section?
\< 4 minutes, but no latera thn 20 minutes
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What is the concern about a mesenteric tear?
Internal hernia
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What margins do you need for gastric cancer?
`5cm margins
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What are the microsatellites for Lynch syndrome?
MSH2, MLH1
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What is ipilimumab?
CTLA-4 mAb
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What is the purpose of omental sling?
To reduce radiation colitis
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Mechanism of HER2+
Tyrosine kinase
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When do you start screening for Lynch?
Age 20. Coloscopy and endomatrial TVUS
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When is it okay to omit radiiation therapy in breast cancer?
Age 70, T1, ER+ so getting hormone therapy, no other cancer, no nodes
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Breast acncer over nipple. Mastectomy?
Neo-adjuvant chemo first to reduce size
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What is Li Fraumeni associated with?
p53 and hCHK2
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What is bevacizumab used for
VEGF. Angiogenesis
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FOLFOX indications
Colorectal cancer Fluoro-uracil Oxiplatin Leukovorin
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What does cetuximab do?
EGFR bind
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for monoclonal Ab, what is constant and variable
Human is constant, murine is variable
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What is Bev Fox
used for metastatic colon cancer
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What is the dose for c diff rx
Oral vanc, 125mg QID PO x 10 days
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Dx for chylothorax
Pleural TG \> 110mg/dL
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What are the T stages for lung cancer
T1= \<3cm, T3 \>3cm but \>2cm away from carina, T3 close to carina or local pleural/pericardial invasion, T4= great vessel invasion
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What is SVC syndrome on CT
Non-opacification inferior, and opacification of collateral vessels of the chest
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What is the result of histoplasmosis
Fibrosis mediastinitis
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What T stage is pleural effusion malignant
T4. No resection
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How often will sPTX reoccur
60%
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chylothorax in a poor surgical candidate
angioembolization
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What is the tx for small cell lung cancer
Etoposide, cisplatin
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What is the tx for non-small cell
Taxol, carboplatin
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What mediastinal structures are anterior
Innominate a/v, R pulmonary atery
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What do you do for malignant SVC syndrome
XRT
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What are the types of bronchial adenomas
Mucous, Mucoepidermoid (both slow, not many mets) Adenoid (fast, responsive, perineural invasion)
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What size PTX do you do a hest tube
3cm
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Palliative thoracentesis
Tunneled pleural catheter
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How much fluid is required to show blunting of the costophrenic angle
300mL
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What is the most common cardiac tumor in kids
Rhadomyoma. Associated with tuberous sclerosis. Often multiple.
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How do you treat HOCM
Fluid resus and beta blockers
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What lab value will you see in CBD distal tumors
Vitamin K deficiency --\> increased PT
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How do you treat proximal bile duct injury
HJ
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How do you test Sphincter of Oddi dysfunction
Morphine/Neostigmine (Nardi) test
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How do Klatskin tumors present
Painless jaundice and pruritis
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What is cholesterolosis
no shadow, pedunculated, hyperechoic, non mobile
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when do you ppx cholecystectomy
sickle cell patients not in active crisis
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Tokyo guidelines for GB
Grade 2 disease is usually characterized by an elevated white blood cell count; a palpable, tender mass in the right upper abdominal quadrant; disease duration of more than 72 hours; and imaging studies indicating significant inflammatory changes in the gallbladder. Grade 3 (severe acute cholecystitis) is defined as acute cholecystitis with organ dysfunction.
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Gallstone ileus, repair
2 surgeries. Take out stone. Let cool down. Then do repair of fistula. But watch out risk of cholangitis.
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GIST
CD117, C-kit, Interstitial cells of Cajal (NE)
submucosa involvement. Will look like a posterior wall bulge with normal mucosa.
R0 margins
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