Acute Surgical Presentations UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Acute Surgical Presentations Flashcard Deck - 21 Cards
Flashcard 1: Managment of Left Ventricular Free Wall Rupture includes urgent _____
Answer: pericardiocentesis and thoracotomy
Flashcard 2: _____ gangrene is necrotising fasciitis of the perineum, genital, and perianal soft tissues
Answer: Fournier's
Flashcard 3: Toxic shock syndrome can be caused by post-surgical _____
Answer: wound packing; most frequently nasal packing after epistaxis control
Flashcard 4: Toxic shock syndrome can be caused by _____ infections & infected burns
Answer: wound
Flashcard 5: Necrotising fasciitis is a rapidly progressive soft tissue infection that resembles severe _____, often associated with disproportionate pain, diffuse erythema, skin necrosis, and loss of sensation
Answer: cellulitis
Flashcard 6: The most common site of necrotising fasciitis are the _____
Answer: lower legs
Flashcard 7: Necrotising fasciitis progresses _____
Answer: rapidly
Flashcard 8: Necrotising fasciitis must be recognised early because of its _____ mortality rate
Answer: high (20-30%)
Flashcard 9: Type 2 necrotising fasiitis is monomicrobial, typically caused by _____ in healthy patients
Answer: group A streptococcus
Flashcard 10: _____ used to treat T2DM can increase the risk of Fournier's gangrene
Answer: SGLT2 inhibitors
Flashcard 11: What is the management of necrotising fasciitis?
_____ and IV antibiotics
Answer: Immediate surgical debriedment
Flashcard 12: Necrotising fasciitis can lead to systemic toxicity, causing _____ and later altered mental status
Answer: fever
Flashcard 13: Type 1 necrotising fasiitis is a polymicrobial infection with _____ and anaerobes
Answer: aerobes
Flashcard 14: Type _____ is the most common type of necrotising fasiitis
Answer: 1
Flashcard 15: Type 1 necrotising fasiitis typically occurs in an older patient with _____
Answer: diabetes
Flashcard 16: If a AAA is suspected, but the diagnosis is uncertain. Then what diagnostic investigation can be done?
_____
Answer: CT angiogram if haemodynamically stable
Flashcard 17: Abdominal aortic aneurysm may cause _____ and/or back pain, which is a sign of leaking, dissection, or imminent rupture
Answer: abdominal
Flashcard 18: What is the management for a ruptured aortic abdominal mass?
_____
Answer: Immediate vascular review + surgery
Flashcard 19: Features of a ruptured AAA are _____ pain, hypotension, & a pulsatile abdominal mass
Answer: abdominal/back
Flashcard 20: What is the management for type A aortic dissection?
_____
Answer: surgical ± IV labetalol
Flashcard 21: What is the management for type B aortic dissection?
_____
Answer: IV labetalol (beta blocker)
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