Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Carotid endarterectomy (CEA) should be considered for asymptomatic patients with ≥ _____% stenosis

Trauma to the spinal cord is assessed via _____ and treated via high dose steroids

Hint: imaging

Persistent _____ and new arrhythmia after blunt chest trauma are concerning for blunt cardiac injury

Young man with obstructive-type voiding symptoms (weak stream, spraying, incomplete emptying) with elevated PVR is suggestive of _____

Hint: diagnosis

In scoliosis, a Cobb angle of >40-50 degrees is treated with _____

Percutaneous nephrostomy is indicated for complete upper urinary tract obstruction and _____

What is the best next step in a patient that presents with endocarditis and CHF? _____

Rapid deceleration blunt chest trauma (e.g. suicide fall) leads to risk of _____

Hint: diagnosis

Treatment of circumferential burns? _____

What is tx of congenital diaphragmatic hernia? _____