General Surgery — Flashcards

What is the initial management for surgical site infections? _____

What modifiable risk factor is associated with increased surgical site infection and poor wound healing? _____

What imaging should be considered in deep surgical site infections? _____

Surgical site infections can cause _____ & wound dehiscence

Hint: systemic symptom

What is the management of symptomatic chronic mesenteric ischaemia? _____

What is the management for varicose veins with truncal reflux?\n_____

Acute mesenteric ischaemia has four main causes: _____ Arterial thrombi/atherosclerosis Non-occlusive mesenteric ischaemia Mesenteric venous thrombosis

Hint: most common

Varicose veins in women ↑ during _____

Femoral hernias are _____ to the inguinal ligament and medial to the femoral vessels

Hint: position

Refer patients to _____ if varicose veins are bleeding