General Surgery — Flashcards

Patients with a flare-up of diverticulitis not resolving should be admitted and treated with _____

Abdomino-perineal resection is perferred over Anterior Resection in very low Anal Verge tumours within _____ from the anal verge

Inguinal Hernia presenting in the first few months of life indicates a _____

Claudication affecting the _____ is likely to present with calf pain rather than iliac vessel claudication which causes buttock pain

Initial investigation for patients with suspected acute limb ischaemia is _____

Example of a bulk forming laxative is _____

Congenital inguinal hernias should be _____ due to risk of incarceration

On a CT scan you will be able to observe _____ in Diverticulitis

_____ is seen in gastroenterological surgery due to the benefit of acclerated return to normal bowel function after abdominal surgery

Hint: Analgesia

If a patient presenting with a typical history of Diverticulitis then _____