General Surgery — Flashcards

Describe the pathophysiology of postprandial abdominal pain in chronic mesenteric ischaemia? _____

Femoral hernias are _____ to the inguinal ligament and medial to the femoral vessels

Hint: position

Acute mesenteric ischemia may occur due to a thrombosis of a(n) _____ vein

What is the management for varicose veins with truncal reflux?\n_____

Acute mesenteric ischaemia has a _____ prognosis

Patients with varicose veins typically compain of _____, but it can present with bleeding, dull ache, oedema, & pruritis

Significant ↓ hypoperfusion from severe _____ or digitalis can cause acute mesenteric ischaemia

What is the strangulation risk vs inguinal hernia type? _____

Varicose veins in women ↑ during _____

Femoral hernias are more common in _____

Hint: sex