General Surgery UK Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master General Surgery 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.
General Surgery Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 121: What makes up the Centor criteria for whether a sore throat is due to a bacterial infection?
Answer: C - Can't Cough
E - Tonsillar Exudate
N - Nodes - Anterior Cervical Lymphadenopathy
T - Temperature >38 C (Fever)
Flashcard 122: What is an unexplained persistent sore throat an indication for in patients >45 years?
Answer: 2-week wait referral (suspected head and neck cancer)
Flashcard 123: When is suxamethonium also contraindicated?
Answer:
• Penetrating eye injuries / acute narrow angle glaucoma
• Suxamethonium increases intra-ocular pressure
• Myasthenia Gravis
Flashcard 124: Patient presents with recurrent episodes of vertigo, fluctuating sensineural hearing loss, and a sensation of fullness or pressure in the affected ear, diagnosis?
Answer:
• Meniere's disease
Flashcard 125: What is Mastitis?
Answer:
• Inflammation of the breast tissue
• Typically associated with breastfeeding
Flashcard 126: What should you consider in people aged <30 years with an unexplained breast lump with or without pain?
Answer:
• Non-urgent appointment at the breast clinic
Flashcard 127: Where is a common site for epistaxis to originate?
Answer:
• Little's area in the nasal septum
• It is the confluence of 4 arteries
Flashcard 128: Breast pain that varies in intensity according to the phase of the menstrual cycle, with no palpable masses or nodularity?
Answer: Cyclical mastalgia
Flashcard 129: When should Antiplatelets be stopped before surgery?
Answer: 5-7 days
Flashcard 130: What is blood stained nipple discharge associated with?
Answer:
• Ductal papilloma
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