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 181: What can eczematous skin changes of the nipple and areola be associated with?
Answer: Paget's disease of the breast (associated with underlying breast malignancy)
Extra: Paget's disease of the breast typically presents as a chronic eczematous patch on the nipple and areola. Unlike simple eczema, it often involves the nipple first and persists despite topical treatments. It is almost always associated with an underlying ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or invasive ductal carcinoma.
Flashcard 182: What is the management for bacterial tonsillitis?
Answer: Phenoxymethylpenicillin for 10 days
Extra: Treatment is indicated for suspected Group A Streptococcal (GAS) infection (e.g., based on Centor or FEVER-PAIN criteria). A 10-day course of Penicillin V remains the first-line gold standard for GAS eradication.
Flashcard 183: Patients with acute otitis media who are systemically unwell or are immunocompromised should be given an _____
Answer: immediate antibiotic prescription
Flashcard 184: Bacterial tonsillitis that presents with trismus, deviated uvula, & muffled voice & unilateral swelling should raise suspicion for _____
Answer: peritonsillar abscess (quinsy)
Flashcard 185: _____ tonsillitis presents with sudden-onset fever, severe pain on swallowing, exudative tonsils, & cervical lymphadenopathy
Answer: Bacterial
Flashcard 186: What is the management of suspected viral tonsillitis?
_____
Answer: Supportive; simple analgesia (paracetamol or ibuprofen) & fluids
Flashcard 187: In penicillin-allergic patient, what is a suitable alternative to phenoxymethylpenicillin for a bacterial sore throat?
Answer:
• Clarithromycin
Flashcard 188: Patients with acute otitis media who hav otorrhoea or are <2 years old with bilateral infection should be considered for an _____ or delayed antibiotic prescription
Answer: immediate
Flashcard 189: Patients with acute otitis media should be given _____ if there is no improvement within 3 days
Answer: antibiotics
Flashcard 190: The _____ & Centor criteria are used in sore throat/tonsillitis to assess the likelihood of streptococcal infection and guide the need for antibiotics
Answer: FeverPAIN
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