Trauma — Flashcards

Flashcard 91: _____ is the most common organ involved in blunt trauma injury of Abdomen.

Answer: Spleen

Flashcard 92: Pelvic fractures are classified under _____ colour in triage

Answer: Yellow

Flashcard 93: If there is a _____ injury in any of the retroperitoneal zones, surgical management is done.

Answer: penetrative

Flashcard 94: Stab and low velocity injuries to the colon with minimal contamination and hemodynamical stability can be managed by _____

Answer: Primary repair (or primary anastomosis)

Extra: Primary repair (suturing or resection with primary anastomosis) is the treatment of choice for colonic trauma in patients who are hemodynamically stable, have minimal peritoneal contamination, and have low-velocity injuries (e.g., stab wounds). Fecal diversion (e.g., colostomy) is generally reserved for unstable patients (damage control) or gross contamination.

Flashcard 95: The most common cause of hemobilia is _____

Answer: iatrogenic trauma.

Flashcard 96: Grade _____ renal injury includes laceration of >1 cm parenchymal depth of renal cortex without urinary extravasation

Answer: III

Flashcard 97: Grade _____ renal injury includes vascular injury to renal artery or vein with contained hemorrhage

Answer: IV

Flashcard 98: Presence of _____ units amylase/dL indicates a positive diagnostic peritoneal lavage

Answer: 175

Flashcard 99: Voluntary splinting as a result of pain, mechanically impaired chest wall movement and the associated lung contusion are all causes of _____ in flail chest

Answer: respiratory failure

Flashcard 100: _____ is the most common organ to be injured in gunshot injury of the abdomen

Answer: Small intestine