Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Necrotizing fasciitis is commonly caused by Strep pyogenes or Clostridium perfringens and treated with _____ and _____

Hint: procedure

A diabetic ulcer with slough and a calloused margin (which inhibit healing) should be managed with _____

What is used to assess for intraperitoneal hemorrhage in a **hemodynamically unstable** patient with blunt abdominal trauma? _____

Widened mediastinum on X-ray after deceleration injury; diagnosis and imaging? _____

What is the treatment for aortic stenosis? _____

Definitive treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage includes surgical _____ or _____

What is the next best step in working up a persistent breast lump that resembles a cyst on ultrasound in a patient under 30? _____

Cholesteatoma are round pearly masses that cause conductive hearing loss and are composed of: _____

Blunt thoracic trauma can cause a sudden increase in _____

Does diagnosis of epidural hematomas require LOC followed by a lucid interval? _____