General Surgery — Flashcards

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

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

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

Initial investigation for patients with suspected acute limb ischaemia is _____

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

On a CT scan you will be able to observe _____ in Diverticulitis

An ABPI value of >1 can indicate vessel calcification common in _____

Perianal Abcesses may also present with spiking _____

_____ is the first-line imaging in peripheral artery disease

Congenital inguinal hernias should be _____ due to risk of incarceration