General Surgery — Flashcards

Which investigation is performed to rule out urethral injury following a pelvic fracture? _____

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

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

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

_____ breast cysts are the most common

Hint: simple/complicated/complex

What is the management for a symptomatic fibroadenoma? _____

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

Hint: are/-not

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

Hint: Organ

If clopidogrel must be stopped for surgery, it should be stopped _____ prior

Prasugrel works by _____ which stops platelet activation and aggregation