Surgery Flashcards
(44 cards)
Perthes test
This assesses the rate of blood flow towards the deep veins
Post-thrombotic syndrome
This s a chronic insufficiency of venous circulation in the lower extremities, which develops years after deep vein thrombosis.
Clinical significance of basal cell cancer
That it is unlikely to disseminate, grows slowly and rarely recurs after excision.
GEA
Gastroenteroanastomosis
EST
Endoscopic Sphincterotomy
Resectability
Resectability is mainly a technical question - unresectable is a tumor that technically cannot be removed by the surgeon. If the tumor can be resected, the procedure can be curative or palliative. Thus, the term ‘resectability’ is related to the tumor,
Operability
Operability and inoperability’ refers to the patient. Operability varies from patient to patient, depending on the patient’s condition and reserves, and the progression of the disease.
nosocomial category A
In nosocomial category A (e.g. sterile or clean surgery) no pathogen is to be expected in the surgical area. This group includes surgeries where no hollow organs are opened and there is no inflammation present.
HIDA scan
A HIDA scan, also called cholescintigraphy or hepatobiliary scintigraphy, is an imaging test used to view the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and small intestine. The scan involves injecting a radioactive tracer into a person’s vein. The tracer travels through the bloodstream into the body parts listed above.
Radiological studies that play a key role in breast cancer diagnosis
1) breast ultrasound examination
2) mammography
3) MR
characteristic of compartment syndrome
Immense pain and the early absence of capillary refill are characteristic. This can even occur in open wounds. Loss of the pulse is a late complication
Which is the most frequently missed shoulder dislocation?
Posterior dislocation
Monteggia fracture
the dislocation of the radius head is located in the proximal radioulnar joint by definition
Lachman test
is a passive accessory movement test of the knee performed to identify the integrity of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Pivot Shift test
Pivot Shift test attempts to reproduce the rotary and transalatory instability in an ACL deficient knee.
Tests for ACL injury
Lachman test
Pivot Shift test
Ant. drawer test
degloving injury
1) The skin and its underlying tissues are torn off the fascia
2) It can be an open or closed injury
3) It can be associated with significant blood loss
4) Skin necrosis is common
Bennett fractures
Bennett fracture is a fracture of the base of the first metacarpal bone which extends into the carpometacarpal (CMC) joint. This intra-articular fracture is the most common type of fracture of the thumb, and is nearly always accompanied by some degree of subluxation or frank dislocation of the carpometacarpal joint.
cubital tunnel syndrome
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome is a condition that involves pressure or stretching of the ulnar nerve (also known as the “funny bone” nerve), which can cause numbness or tingling in the ring and small fingers, pain in the forearm, and/or weakness in the hand.
What are 2 most common complications of Meckel’s diverticulum
1) bleeding
2) inflammation
second-degree haemorrhoids
bulges from the anus during bowel movements, then goes back inside by itself.
third-degree hemorrhoid
bulges from the anus during bowel movements and must be pushed back in with a finger.
UICC
UICC is an acronym made up of the initials of the French name of the International Union Against Cancer (Union Internationale Contre le Cancer).
What can cause paralytic ileus?
- Late phase of Mesenteric artery occlusion
- Hypokalemia
- Pancreatitis
- Peroration
