General Surgery UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master General Surgery with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
General Surgery Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 141: How
should minor bleeding be managed in a patient with an INR of 5.0–8.0 on
warfarin?
Answer: Stop
warfarin, give intravenous vitamin K 1–3 mg, and restart when INR is less than
5.0.
Flashcard 142: What distinguishes vestibular neuronitis from labyrinthitis?
Answer:
• Unaffected hearing loss in vestibular neuronitis
Flashcard 143: What do Auricular haematomas warrant?
Answer:
• Same day assessment by ENT
*prompt incision and drainage is needed to prevent 'cauliflower ear' deformity =
Flashcard 144: Persistent mouth ulcer raises suspicion of which
cancer?
Answer: Squamous cell carcinoma
Flashcard 145: What drugs can cause malignant hyperthermia?
Answer:
• Suxamethonium
• Halothane
Flashcard 146: What can be an adverse effect of axillary node clearance in Breast Cancer surgery?
Answer:
• Arm lymphedema and functional arm impairment
• sensations of: heaviness, tightness, and weakness along with a limited range of motion
Flashcard 147: The FeverPAIN criteria for likelihood of strep throat:
_____
Purulent tonsils
Attend rapidly (within 3 days of onset)
severly Inflamed tonsils
No cough
Answer: Fever during previous 24hrs
Flashcard 148: Acute otitis media is a _____ diagnosis
Answer: clinical
Flashcard 149: What can eczematous skin changes of the areolar be associated with?
Answer:
• Breast malignancy
Paget's disease of the nipple
Flashcard 150: Otoscopy of otitis externa will show an _____ & erythematous external canal with a non-bulging tympanic membrane which may be obscured by debris
Answer: oedematous
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