Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Flashcard 331: _____ shoulder dislocations require multiple X-rays for diagnosis (e.g. axillary and lateral views)

Answer: Posterior

Flashcard 332: _____ refers to abnormal bone remodeling of the otic capsule, causing the stapes footplate to become fixed to the oval window.

Answer: Otosclerosis

Flashcard 333: A diabetic ulcer with slough and a calloused margin (which inhibit healing) should be managed with _____

Answer: sharp surgical debridement

Flashcard 334: What is the treatment for aortic stenosis? _____

Answer: Valve replacement

Flashcard 335: Widened mediastinum on X-ray after deceleration injury; diagnosis and imaging? _____

Answer: Traumatic aortic injury; CT angio

Flashcard 336: Cholesteatoma are round pearly masses that cause conductive hearing loss and are composed of: _____

Answer: Squamous cell and keratin debris

Flashcard 337: What is the next best step in working up a persistent breast lump that resembles a cyst on ultrasound in a patient under 30? _____

Answer: Aspirate

Flashcard 338: Definitive treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage includes surgical _____ or _____

Answer: clipping

Flashcard 339: Muscle-invasive bladder cancer is definitively managed with _____

Answer: radical cystectomy

Extra: TURBT is used for initial diagnosis and staging of bladder cancer. If the tumor is found to be muscle-invasive (Stage T2 or greater), the standard of care is radical cystectomy (often preceded by neoadjuvant chemotherapy). Non-muscle invasive (superficial) bladder cancer is managed with TURBT and intravesical therapy (e.g., BCG).

Flashcard 340: Does diagnosis of epidural hematomas require LOC followed by a lucid interval? _____

Answer: No!