Post-op care — Flashcards

Increased _____ → ↑ risk for hernia

Hint: factor?

_____ occurs when the skin is intact but the fascia has failed

Hint: What wound abnormality?

What are common causes of postoperative arrhythmia following cardiac and noncardiac surgery? _____

Hint: 4

Urinary catheters should be discontinued within _____ days post-operatively

Dumping syndrome is a common post-gastrectomy complication due to rapid emptying of _____-tonic gastric contents into the small intestine

Management of GI fistulas? _____

_____ testicular germ cell tumor: very responsive to radiotherapy metastasize late excellent prognosis

Hint: Seminomas/Non-seminoma

What is prophylaxis for wound infection? _____

_____ is a post-operative complication of abdominal surgery that involves large amounts of pink, "salmon-coloured" peritoneal fluid soaking the dressings

Neonatal circumcision prevents pathologic _____ and moderately reduces risk of penile cancer