General Surgery — Flashcards

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 _____

Varicose veins typically affect superficial veins in the _____

Varicose veins can affect _____ veins (great & small saphenous veins) and their tributaries.

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

_____ may be used to manage severe Meniere's disease that has not responded to other treatments

Direct inguinal hernias occur in _____

Hint: age, sex

Meniere's disease can cause a sensation of _____ in the affected ear

_____ & simple analgesia (e.g. paracetamol) is used first-line for analgesia in anal fissures

Hint: non-pharmacological

Umbilical hernias are located at the _____