General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 81: Management for Vestibular Neuronitis = _____ for rapid relief for severe cases

Answer: buccal or IM prochloroperazine

Flashcard 82: Conservative first-line treatment for Cyclical Mastalgia includes _____

Answer: standard oral and topical analgesia

Flashcard 83: There is a _____ chance of siblings and children of BRCA1 carriers to also have the gene mutation.

Answer: 50%

Extra: BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations follow an **autosomal dominant** inheritance pattern. Therefore, first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, and children) of a carrier have a 50% (1 in 2) chance of inheriting the mutation.

Flashcard 84: _____ is a common, benign breast condition where milk-producing lobules become enlarged and distorted by scar-like fibrous tissue

Answer: Sclerosing Adenosis

Flashcard 85: Intranasal steroids should only be considered for sinusitis if symptoms have persisted for _____

Answer: 10 days or more

Extra: The 10-day threshold is used to distinguish Viral Rhinosinusitis from Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis (ABRS). In ABRS, intranasal corticosteroids can be used to reduce mucosal inflammation, often as an adjunct to antibiotics.

Flashcard 86: Features of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome includes: _____

Answer: Auricular Pain (first-feature) Facial Nerve Palsy Vesicular Rash around the Ear Vertigo & Tinnitus

Flashcard 87: Anastrazole and letrozole are aromatase inhibtors that _____

Answer: reduce peripheral oestrogen synthesis

Flashcard 88: Branchial cysts characteristically contain _____

Answer: cholesterol crystals

Flashcard 89: Tinnitus is the perception of noise within the ears or head _____

Answer: without an external source

Flashcard 90: Molluscum contagiosum can be found on the genitalia, pubis, thighs and _____ in adults due to sexual contact

Answer: lower abdomen