Most Commons Flashcards
(28 cards)
What is the most common indication for surgery with Crohn’s Disease?
Small Bowel Obstruction (SBO)
Type of breast cancer?
Infiltrating Ductal
Site of breast cancer?
Upper outer quadrant
Vessel involved with a bleeding duodenal ulcer?
Gastroduodenal artery
Cause of pancreatitis?
EtOH
Cause of SBO in adults in the US?
Post-op peritoneal adhesions
Cause of SBO in children?
Hernias
Cause of emergency abdominal surgery in the US?
Acute appendicitis
Site of GI carcinoids?
Appendix
Electrolyte deficiency causing ileus (lack of movement in intestines)?
Hypokalemia
Site of distant metastasis of sarcoma?
Lungs
Cause of shock in a surgical patient?
Hypovolemia
Position of anal fissure?
Posterior
Cause of large bowel obstruction?
Colon cancer
Type of colonic volvulus?
Sigmoid volvulus
Cause of fever <48 post-op hours?
Atelectasis
Bacteria cause of urinary tract infection (UTI)?
Escherichia coli
Chest x-ray finding with traumatic thoracic aortic injury?
Widened mediastinum
Benign tumor of the liver?
Hemangioma
Malignancy of the liver?
Metastasis
Cause of epidural hematoma?
Middle meningeal artery injury
Hernia?
Inguinal hernia (right more than left)
Cause of esophageal perforation?
Iatrogenic instrumentation (EGD)
Cancer in females?
Lung cancer
