General Surgery — Flashcards

_____ is an invasive malignant tumour of the epidermal melanocytes, which has the potential to metastasise

Hint: What skin cancer

_____ is an early form of skin cancer that can develop into SCC

What are the risk factors for skin cancer? _____, history of sunburn/skin type 1, immunosupression, PMHx of skin cancer, FHx of skin cancer

A persistent meibomian cyst (chalazion), as shown below, should be _____ to rule out carcinomas of the eyelid

Hint: next step

The most common cause of central retinal artery occlusion is _____

Central retinal artery occlusion is most commonly caused by an embolized atherosclerotic plaque from the ipsilateral _____ artery

Bacterial infective conjunctivitis is most commonly caused by _____, Streptococcus pneumoniae, & Haemophilus influenzae.

Hint: most common organism

There are 3 types of retinal detachment; _____, tractional detachment, & exudative detachment

Hint: most common

Acute management of central retinal artery occlusion to ↓ IOP use _____

An _____ detachment in retinal detachment results from inflammatory, vascular, or neoplastic conditions