General Surgery — Flashcards

Topical steroids for atopic eczema can be used with a _____, high-strength short-burst strategy, & weekend therapy*

Hint: strategies

For severe, widespread atopic eczema a short course of _____ may be recommended

_____ potency topical steroids can be used on delicate areas e.g. face or genitals

Hint: lower/higher

Patients scheduled for surgery who are at high risk of thromboembolism and take warfarin may be given a bridging dose of _____ during the 5 days before surgery. Stop the LMWH 24 hours before surgery

When can warfarin be resumed following surgery? _____

Warfarin should be stopped 5 days before elective surgery. If the INR is ≥_____ the day before surgery, give oral vitamin K

Warfarin should be stopped _____ before elective surgery

Hint: how long?

Patients taking warfarin who require emergency surgery that cannot be delayed should be given _____ to reverse the anticoagulation

Hint: Mediation and ROA

Primary cancers very rarely metastasise to the _____

Hint: Organ

Numerous, round well-defined lung metastases are called _____. They are most commonly caused by renal cell cancer