General Surgery — Flashcards

Patients with malignancy of unknown origin and symptoms, histology or radiology suggestive of a GI primary tumour should have an _____

Hint: what investigation?

All men with malignancy of unknown origin with presentations compatible with germ cell tumours should have a _____

Hint: what investigation?

All men with malignancy of unknown origin should have a _____

Hint: what investigation?

Infectious keratitis most commonly occurs in ages _____-40 years old, reflecting the ages of contact lens users

_____ is a progressive degenerative disease of the macula, occurring in two forms; dry (atrophic) and wet (neovascular)

Infectious keratitis is most commonly caused by _____ & Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Hint: organism

Risk factors for age-related macular degeneration: _____ Smoking Family history Cardiovascular disease/risk factors

_____ refers to a bacterial invasion of the cornea causing inflammation & damage

Wet (neovascular/exudative) macular degeneration is due to bleeding, secondary to choroidal _____

Preseptal/periorbital cellulitis can progress into _____