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: When should Antiplatelets be stopped before surgery?
Answer: 5-7 days
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: 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 124: When will a myringoplasty need to be performed?
Answer:
• When a perforated tympanic membrane does not heal by itself
Flashcard 125: What is blood stained nipple discharge associated with?
Answer:
• Ductal papilloma
Flashcard 126: What is the 'Double-sickening' sign?
Answer:
• Associated with bacterial sinusitis
• An initial period of recovery followed by a sudden worsening of symptoms
• When initial viral sinusitis worsens due to secondary bacterial infection
Flashcard 127: When is suxamethonium also contraindicated?
Answer:
• Penetrating eye injuries / acute narrow angle glaucoma
• Suxamethonium increases intra-ocular pressure
• Myasthenia Gravis
Flashcard 128: 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 129: What is recommended after a woman has had a wide-local excision for DCIS?
Answer: Whole breast radiotherapy
Flashcard 130: What is Mastitis?
Answer:
• Inflammation of the breast tissue
• Typically associated with breastfeeding
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