Diagnostic approach to acute abdomen US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Diagnostic approach to acute abdomen Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ of an anterior duodenal ulcer is characterized by free air under the diaphragm (pneumoperitoneum)
Answer: Perforation
Flashcard 2: Herniated contents may be at risk for _____, which is characterized by ischemia and necrosis
Answer: strangulation
Flashcard 3: Cholecystitis can cause _____ formation with the GI tract, resulting in air in the biliary tree (pneumobilia)
Answer: fistula
Flashcard 4: Appendicitis in adults is typically related to obstruction of the appendix by a _____
Answer: fecolith
Flashcard 5: Gallstones that reach the confluence of the common bile and pancreatic ducts at the _____ can block both ducts (double duct sign) causing cholangitis and pancreatitis
Answer: ampulla of Vater (name of hole)
Flashcard 6: Diverticulitis may lead to a _____, which presents with pneumaturia (e.g. air or stool in the urine)
Answer: colovesical fistula
Flashcard 7: omphalocele
Answer:
Extra: visible abdominal contents in umbilical cord of newborn; covered by peritoneum
persistence of hernition of abdominal contents into umbilical cord
Flashcard 8: Acute mesenteric ischemia is associated with transmural infarction and perforation, which may cause _____
Answer: septic shock
Extra:
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Flashcard 9: Treatment for localized renal cell carcinoma is _____
Answer: surgical resection
Extra:
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Flashcard 10: Aortic aneurysm may cause _____ and/or _____ pain, which is a sign of leaking, dissection, or imminent rupture
Answer: abdominal
Extra:
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