Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

If a patient has a swollen, painful knee that cannot extend their knee against gravity, what condition should you first suspect?_____

Commotio cordis is ventricular fibrillation caused by _____

Superficial burns are _____ degree burns

In a _____ fracture, the compression side cortex fails while the bone remains intact on tension side

When (chronologically) does a fat embolus typically occur following a bone fracture? _____

Testicular torsion may lead to infertility and thus is treated with urgent _____

Do patients with Radial Head Subluxation present with sensory loss over the dorsal hand / wrist?_____

What surgical approach is used in the removal of a pituitary adenoma? _____

What is the treatment for Stanford type A aortic dissection? _____

Does a varicocele transilluminate?_____