General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ hernias are protrusion of internal tissue and/or organs through the inguinal canal

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

Hint: non-pharmacological

What short-term management can be used for pain-relief in anal fissures? _____

What are the two types of inguinal hernias? ~75% _____ ~25% Direct

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

_____ hernias occur through defects in the linea semilunaris

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

What are the examination findings for irreducible hernias? _____

_____ hernias are worse

Hint: obstructed/strangulated

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