General Surgery — Flashcards

What is the initial management for surgical site infections? _____

Surgical site infections can cause _____ & wound dehiscence

Hint: systemic symptom

Patient post-hysterectomy presenting with fever, pelvic pain, and a superficial wound infection showing erythema and serous drainage → _____

Hint: what organism?

Varicose veins most commonly affect _____

Hint: sex

_____ is ↓ bowel perfusion due to atherosclerotic narrowing of the mesenteric arteries leading to "intestinal angina"

What is the management for femoral hernias?\n_____

Acute mesenteric ischaemia is typically caused by an emboli in patients with _____

Ischemic colitis can progress to _____ colon ischaemia

Which regions of the colon are most vulnerable to hypoxia / ischemia? - _____ - Rectosigmoid junction

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