General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: _____ can precede the devlopment of an arterial thrombus if it is accidentally injected into an artery instead of a vein

Answer: Heroin Use

Flashcard 12: _____ is the first-line imaging in peripheral artery disease

Answer: Duplex ultrasound

Flashcard 13: Diverticula are most commonly found in the _____

Answer: sigmoid colon

Flashcard 14: Initial investigation for patients with suspected acute limb ischaemia is _____

Answer: handheld arterial doppler ultrasound

Flashcard 15: The most common cause of reduced blood flow to the calf muscles is stenosis in the _____

Answer: Superficial Femoral Artery (SFA)

Flashcard 16: In a patient with known diverticular disease, the presence of acute abdominal pain and pneumaturia suggests the formation of a _____.

Answer: colovesical fistula

Flashcard 17: Perianal Abcesses may also present with spiking _____

Answer: temperatures

Flashcard 18: Patients with a flare-up of diverticulitis not resolving should be admitted and treated with _____

Answer: IV ceftriaxone + metronidazole

Flashcard 19: What is the investigation of choice for varicose veins?

Answer: Venous Duplex Ultrasound is the investigation of choice for varicose veins. It is used to assess for both deep and superficial venous reflux and to map the anatomy before surgery.

Flashcard 20: Inguinal hernias can be repaired using _____ techniques.

Answer: both open and laparoscopic

Extra: Choice of technique depends on factors like surgeon expertise, recurrence (laparoscopic preferred for recurrent open repairs), and bilaterality (laparoscopic preferred for bilateral hernias).