Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Flashcard 161: Treatment of circumferential burns? _____

Answer: Escharotomy

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Flashcard 162: What is the treatment of choice for compartment syndrome? _____

Answer: Fasciotomy

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Flashcard 163: Rapid deceleration blunt chest trauma (e.g. suicide fall) leads to risk of _____

Answer: aortic transection

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Flashcard 164: What is tx of congenital diaphragmatic hernia? _____

Answer: Surgical repair

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Flashcard 165: Evaluation of kidney injury in blunt genitourinary trauma should include urinalysis and _____ in hemodynamically stable patients with evidence of gross hematuria

Answer: CT of abdomen/pelvis

Flashcard 166: _____ is caused by compression of the tibial nerve by the flexor retinaculum.

Answer: Tarsal tunnel syndrome

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Flashcard 167: Does testicular torsion lead to an enlarged testes? _____

Answer: Yes

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Flashcard 168: Penetrating Abdominal Trauma Assessment: 1) Unstable Patient? _____ 2) Stable Patient? _____ 3) If (2) is inconclusive, then do _____

Answer: Ex-lap

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Flashcard 169: Pain on wrist extension = _____ epicondylitis Pain on wrist flexion = _____ epicondylitis

Answer: lateral

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Flashcard 170: If tumor thickness > _____ (Breslow stage ≥ _____): perform sentinel lymph node biopsy

Answer: 1 mm

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