General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 371: _____ are the protrusion of internal tissue and/or organs through an abnormal opening in the abdominal wall

Answer: Hernias

Flashcard 372: Meniere's disease episodes typically last _____

Answer: 20 mins → 12 hours

Flashcard 373: What is the management for (adults) asymptomatic/small inguinal hernias? _____

Answer: Conservative

Flashcard 374: What is the final-line management of anal fissures? _____

Answer: Lateral internal sphincterotomy

Flashcard 375: Indirect inguinal hernias herniate _____ to the inferior epigastric vessels

Answer: lateral

Flashcard 376: Inguinal hernias affect _____

Answer: males

Flashcard 377: General management of asymptomatic simple breast cysts is _____.

Answer: reassurance and observation

Extra: Simple cysts are benign (BI-RADS 2). If they are asymptomatic, no intervention (like aspiration) is necessary. Intervention is only indicated if the cyst is symptomatic (painful) or shows complex features on ultrasound.

Flashcard 378: What is the management of symptomatic breast cysts? _____

Answer: US guided fine-needle aspiration

Flashcard 379: Breast cysts present with single/multiple lumps that are _____ & well-circumscribed

Answer: mobile

Flashcard 380: What is the best initial imaging for suspected breast cysts? _____

Answer: Ultrasound (US)