General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ are the most common breast tumour in women < 35 years

What is next step for investigating a suspected fibroadenoma > 30 years in primary care? _____

Males with a posterior urethral injury present with blood at urethral meatus and a(n) _____

Complex & multiple fibroadenomas _____ associated with an increased risk of breast cancer

Hint: are/-not

_____ are common, benign breast tumours that arise from breast lobules and consist of fibrous & epithelial tissue

Small, mobile, firm mass with sharp edges = _____

Hint: breast lump

Simple fibroadenomas are 1-3cm, _____ fibroadenomas are > 5cm

What is the likely diagnosis in an adolescent patient with a unilateral, mobile, well-circumscribed mass in the outer quadrant of the breast that becomes tender prior to menstruation? _____

Hint: diagnosis?

Patients taking DOACs who are undergoing surgery may need to pause their medication earlier if there is _____ impairment

Hint: Organ

Antiplatelet medication should only be continued through surgery if there is a high _____ risk These decisions are made by the anaesthetist and surgeon - antiplatelets may be temporarily replaced by heparin