General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ is a sudden & severe ↓ in bowel perfusion leading to ischaemia & necrosis

What is the initial management of acute mesenteric ischaemia? _____ IV antibiotics NG tube & nil-by-mouth in preparation for surgery

In chronic mesenteric ischaemia, the layers of the bowel wall most susceptible to injury are the _____.

Acute mesenteric ischaemia has a _____ prognosis

Risk factors for hernias include ↑ _____

Hint: risk factor

Broad hernia classification: ~75% _____ hernias ~10% Ventral hernias ~10% Incisional hernias

On inspection of a chronic anal fissures a _____ may be seen

_____ are longitudinal tears in the mucosa of the distal anal canal clasically causing pain on defecation & bright red blood on toilet paper

Congenital _____ is a failure of umbilical ring to close after physiologic herniation of the intestines

Which type of inguinal hernia involves protrusion of the bowel through the deep inguinal ring, superficial inguinal ring, and into the scrotum? _____