Quality of life considerations in cancer surgery — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: EF < _____% and MI within _____ months are absolute contraindications to non-cardiac surgery

Answer: 35

Extra:  https://onlinemeded.org/spa/surgery?ref=anki 

Flashcard 2: Short bowel syndrome is most commonly seen in patients who have had _____

Answer: small intestine resection

Flashcard 3: Anal squamous cell carcinoma often presents with rectal bleeding and a visible _____ mass

Answer: ulcerative

Flashcard 4: Porcelain gallbladder is treated with prophylactic _____ due to high rates of gallbladder cancer (mostly adenocarcinoma)

Answer: cholecystectomy

Flashcard 5: What is the prognosis of gallbladder carcinoma? _____

Answer: Poor

Flashcard 6: Neuro/Psych _____ is a skeletal muscle hypersensitivity to volatile anesthetics

Answer: Malignant hyperthermia

Flashcard 7: What is the most common location for a malignant breast tumor?_____

Answer: Upper-outer quadrant of the breast