Recalls COPY Flashcards
Platelet Half-life
7-10 days
A bullet is shot just at the right side of rectus muscle where it meets the tight costal margin and went out out at the exact area through the back, organ most likely affected?
Gall bladder
What are paneth cells
Paneth cells are secretory cells located in the crypts of Lieberkühn, adjacent to the intestinal stem cells. They produce antimicrobial peptides and proteins and other components that are important in host defense and immunity.
On helicopter, Intubate a hypotensive Pt which medication
Ketamine
Post splenectomy blood film at 1 week, what is not seen?
Decreased WCC
Biers block anaesthetic, which choice of drug?
0.5% prilocaine
Part of scaphoid at risk of AVN
Proximal
Ludwigs angina
Ludwig angina is life-threatening cellulitis of the soft tissue involving the floor of the mouth and neck. Ludwig angina involves 3 compartments of the floor of the mouth: sublingual, submental, and submandibular. The infection is rapidly progressive, leading to potential airway obstruction.
10 Years post midtarsal dislocation, worsening pain. cause
Primary osteoarthritis
Histological appearance of osteoarthritis
Normal minerals but decreased in volume
Gardener, has thorn stuck in arm, photo given of surrounding cellulitis and lymphangitis 2 days later. causative organism
Staph aureus (most common cause of thorn related injury )
Senescence of cancer cells
Telomerase
Senescence is generally regarded as a tumour suppressive process, both by preventing cancer cell proliferation and suppressing malignant progression from pre-malignant to malignant disease
Telomerase is the enzyme responsible for maintenance of the length of telomeres by addition of guanine-rich repetitive sequences. Telomerase activity is exhibited in gametes and stem and tumor cells.
The gag reflex arc
the sensory limb is mediated predominantly by CN IX (glossopharyngeal nerve)
the motor limb by CN X (vagus nerve).
Complement is from which cells?
Hepatocytes
Lymph drainage of the penis
The superficial inguinal nodes (penile skin), deep inguinal and external iliac nodes (glans penis), and internal iliac nodes (erectile tissue and urethra
Temporal bone fracture after high velocity accident,
patient has otorrhea. Damage to which structure causes CSF to leak externally?
Tegmen tympani
3% burn in forearm with crusting, dry and loss of sensation,
management post debridement?
STSG. FTSG are only use where there is full blood supply as the dermis is also taken along with the follicles and this has very high energy requirements
Autolysis of pancreas in pancreatitis ?enzyme
Trypsin
reciprocal of absolute risk reduction?
NNT
Admitted with acute pancreatitis..patient managed..repeat CT imaging after 4 days shows diffuse fluid around the head . body/tail of pancreas are non-enhancing ?cause
Pancreatic necrosis
Structure most at risk when preparing tibia with saw during
knee replacement
Pop artery
Best method of sterilisation for modern arthroscopes
Gluteraldehyde
Structure at greatest risk during splenectomy
Tail of the pancreas
Carpometacarpal joint of thumb type
Saddle