Recognition and management of SSIs — Flashcards

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Benign prostatic hyperplasia may be treated with surgical resection, with the gold standard being the _____ procedure

Patients who have undergone _____ surgery can sometimes manifest with symptoms of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia.

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 _____

A gastrojejunostomy removes the gastric antrum and attaches the gastric body to the _____

How is a large ventricular septal defect treated? _____

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

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

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

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

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Cutaneous healing by _____ intention leads to minimal scar formation

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Flashcard 1: Benign prostatic hyperplasia may be treated with surgical resection, with the gold standard being the _____ procedure

Answer: TURP

Flashcard 2: Patients who have undergone _____ surgery can sometimes manifest with symptoms of hypoparathyroidism and hypocalcemia.

Answer: Thyroid

Flashcard 3: 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

Flashcard 4: A gastrojejunostomy removes the gastric antrum and attaches the gastric body to the _____

Answer: proximal jejunum

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Flashcard 5: How is a large ventricular septal defect treated? _____

Answer: Surgical closure

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Flashcard 6: 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 7: 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 8: The _____ nerve may be transected during ligation of the superior thyroid artery during thyroid surgery

Answer: superior laryngeal

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Flashcard 9: SMA syndrome can occur due to pronounced lordosis or surgical correction of _____

Answer: scoliosis

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Flashcard 10: Cutaneous healing by _____ intention leads to minimal scar formation

Answer: primary

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