Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Flashcard 471: Doppler ultrasound and urinalysis are optional workups in the diagnosis of testicular _____

Answer: torsion

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Flashcard 472: A patient experiences bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve injury. What do you do? _____

Answer: Urgent tracheostomy

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Flashcard 473: What is the diagnosis in a patient with chest wall trauma, elevated JVP, hypotension, and atrial fibrillation? _____

Answer: Myocardial contusion

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Flashcard 474: If FNA of a thyroid nodule in a euthyroid patient is _____ (e.g., follicular neoplasm), the next best step is thyroid lobectomy.

Answer: indeterminate

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Flashcard 475: Brain abscesses larger than 2.5 cm or those with signs of increased ICP are managed with _____

Answer: biopsy and surgical drainage

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Flashcard 476: _____ present with diffuse, anterior shin pain

Answer: Shin splints

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Flashcard 477: _____ are used for the conservative management of nondisplaced clavicular fractures in which there is no neurovascular compromise

Answer: Simple shoulder slings

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Flashcard 478: Treatment of an epidural/subdural hematoma is _____

Answer: craniotomy (remove skull flap to evacuate hematoma)

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Flashcard 479: Penetrating extremity injury + _____ → Next step: Surgical exploration

Answer: hard signs (e.g., absent pulses, expanding hematoma)

Flashcard 480: What are the three treatment options available for retinal artery occlusion? _____

Answer: 1. Eyeball massage 2. Carbogen therapy 3. Anterior chamber paracentesis

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