General Surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 731: Is ophthalmoplegia present in preseptal cellulitis? _____

Answer: No

Flashcard 732: Spot diagnosis = _____

Answer: entropion

Flashcard 733: _____ melanoma is more common on the face in the elderly population

Answer: Lentigo maligna

Flashcard 734: Orbital cellulitis presents with _____, proptosis, pupil involvement & visual changes, periocular oedema& opthalmoplegia

Answer: pain

Flashcard 735: _____ usually arise within pre-existing actinic keratosis.

Answer: Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC)

Extra: Actinic keratosis is a premalignant skin lesion caused by chronic UV exposure. While most do not progress, the majority of Squamous Cell Carcinomas (SCC) arise from pre-existing AK lesions. In contrast, Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC) usually arises de novo.

Flashcard 736: Orbital cellulitis is a more _____ infection than preseptal cellulitis

Answer: severe

Flashcard 737: _____ is least likely to metastasise

Answer: Basal cell carcinoma

Flashcard 738: Melanomas are considered _____ if they have spread to other tissues

Answer: metastatic

Flashcard 739: Spot diagnosis = _____

Answer: ectropion

Flashcard 740: Periorbital cellulitis is commonly caused by _____

Answer: superficial infection anterior to the orbital septum (e.g. chalazion, bug bite)