General Surgery Principles — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: _____ incisional hernias are classified as M1 according to the European Hernia society

Answer: Subxiphoid

Flashcard 82: Alvarado scoring system has a total of _____ points

Answer: 10

Flashcard 83: _____ is a type of non-cutting needle

Answer: Whitacre

Flashcard 84: An immediate complication specific to splenectomy includes _____ resulting from a slipped ligature.

Answer: hemorrhage

Flashcard 85: _____ sign is pain on coughing seen in acute appendicitis

Answer: Dunphy's

Flashcard 86: During hernia repair, surgeons should avoid staples in the triangle of _____

Answer: doom

Flashcard 87: _____ incisional hernias are classified as M3 according to the European Hernia society

Answer: Umbilical

Flashcard 88: Pilonidal sinus is usually found near _____.

Answer: the coccyx

Flashcard 89: Identify the angular, non-ratcheted nasal forceps used for packing the nose or removing foreign bodies and crusts.

Answer: Tilley's forceps (nasal dressing forceps)

Flashcard 90: Which surgical knot is characterized by a double throw in the first loop to increase friction and prevent slipping?

Answer: Surgeon's knot

Extra: A surgeon's knot involves a double throw (two twists) in the first loop, which increases friction and prevents the knot from slipping while the second throw (a single twist) is being tied.