Post-op care US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Post-op care with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Post-op care Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: A gastrojejunostomy removes the gastric antrum and attaches the gastric body to the _____
Answer: proximal jejunum
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Flashcard 2: How is a large ventricular septal defect treated?
_____
Answer: Surgical closure
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Flashcard 3: An example of non-facial nerve palsy synkinesis is Freys Syndrome, where the auriculotemporal branch of V3 is cut during an excision of the parotid gland and reinnervates the _____ in front of the ear
Answer: skin sweat glands
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Flashcard 4: Cutaneous healing by _____ intention is when the wound edges are brought together (e.g. suturing a surgical incision)
Answer: primary
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Flashcard 5: The _____ nerve may be transected during ligation of the superior thyroid artery during thyroid surgery
Answer: superior laryngeal
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Flashcard 6: SMA syndrome can occur due to pronounced lordosis or surgical correction of _____
Answer: scoliosis
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Flashcard 7: Cutaneous healing by _____ intention leads to minimal scar formation
Answer: primary
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Flashcard 8: _____ are fibrous bands of scar tissue that commonly form after GI surgery
Answer: Adhesions
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Strangulated bowel
Intraoperative photograph of a patient presenting with mechanical bowel obstruction due to adhesions
The bowel loops appear edematous, distended, and congested. In the bowel loop on the left, the maroon discoloration and sloughing off of the serosal layer in patches are signs of gangrene.
This is the typical intraoperative appearance of strangulated bowel loops.
Small bowel ischemia
Intraoperative photograph of a patient with mechanical small bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions
Most of the visible small bowel appears hyperemic and congested. The bowel loops toward the right side of the image have a mottled red-black discoloration indicating gangrenous changes. A normal pink bowel loop is visible in the background.
Flashcard 9: In a renal transplant a patient presenting with fever and leakage of urine into the pelvic cavity 5 - 10 days following the transplant most likely has _____
Answer: distal ureteral ischemia
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Flashcard 10: Do keloid scars typically recur?
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Answer: Yes
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