General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ impetigo is caused by Staphylococcus aureus exclusively

Impetigo is most common in ages _____-7

What management for impetigo if the topical treatment is ineffective, widespread, or systemically unwell? _____

When can warfarin be resumed following surgery? _____

Patients taking warfarin who require emergency surgery that cannot be delayed should be given _____ to reverse the anticoagulation

Hint: Mediation and ROA

Patients scheduled for surgery who are at high risk of thromboembolism and take warfarin may be given a bridging dose of _____ during the 5 days before surgery. Stop the LMWH 24 hours before surgery

Warfarin should be stopped _____ before elective surgery

Hint: how long?

Warfarin should be stopped 5 days before elective surgery. If the INR is ≥_____ the day before surgery, give oral vitamin K

Primary cancers very rarely metastasise to the _____

Hint: Organ

All men with malignancy of unknown origin should have a _____

Hint: what investigation?