Post-op care — Flashcards

Post-op care US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards

Master Post-op care with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.

Post-op care Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards

Flashcard 1: A gastrojejunostomy removes the gastric antrum and attaches the gastric body to the _____

Answer: proximal jejunum

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Flashcard 2: How is a large ventricular septal defect treated? _____

Answer: Surgical closure

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Flashcard 3: An example of non-facial nerve palsy synkinesis is Freys Syndrome, where the auriculotemporal branch of V3 is cut during an excision of the parotid gland and reinnervates the _____ in front of the ear

Answer: skin sweat glands

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Flashcard 4: Cutaneous healing by _____ intention is when the wound edges are brought together (e.g. suturing a surgical incision)

Answer: primary

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Flashcard 5: The _____ nerve may be transected during ligation of the superior thyroid artery during thyroid surgery

Answer: superior laryngeal

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Flashcard 6: SMA syndrome can occur due to pronounced lordosis or surgical correction of _____

Answer: scoliosis

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Flashcard 7: Cutaneous healing by _____ intention leads to minimal scar formation

Answer: primary

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Flashcard 8: _____ are fibrous bands of scar tissue that commonly form after GI surgery

Answer: Adhesions

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Flashcard 9: In a renal transplant a patient presenting with fever and leakage of urine into the pelvic cavity 5 - 10 days following the transplant most likely has _____

Answer: distal ureteral ischemia

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Flashcard 10: Do keloid scars typically recur? _____

Answer: Yes

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About Post-op care Flashcards for USMLE

These Post-op care flashcards are designed for USMLE Surgery preparation, using active recall to help you retain high-yield concepts, clinical correlations, and commonly tested facts. Each card prompts you to retrieve information from memory rather than passively reviewing notes, which research shows leads to significantly better exam performance.

The 145 cards in this deck cover the most important topics in Post-op care, including key mechanisms, diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols, and clinical pearls that frequently appear in USMLE examinations. Cards are organised by chapter so you can focus on specific areas or work through the entire topic systematically.

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There are currently 145 flashcards for Post-op care under Surgery, organised by chapter. New cards are added regularly to cover the latest USMLE syllabus.

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The cards cover high-yield concepts, clinical correlations, diagnostic criteria, treatment protocols, and commonly tested facts from Post-op care. They mirror the depth and style of USMLE questions.

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