Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Flashcard 551: What is the most common pediatric elbow fracture?_____

Answer: Supracondylar fracture of the humerus

Flashcard 552: What fracture occurs most commonly from a direct fall on the shoulder?_____

Answer: Clavicle fracture

Flashcard 553: _____ nodules present with hoarseness and resolve with resting of voice

Answer: Vocal cord (Singer's)

Flashcard 554: ACL injuries are characterized by rapid-onset _____ and knee swelling

Answer: hemarthrosis

Flashcard 555: Cutaneous healing by _____ intention is when the wound edges are not approximated

Answer: secondary

Flashcard 556: Patients with a basilar skull fracture can present with _____ ("raccoon eyes")

Answer: periorbital ecchymosis

Flashcard 557: One treatment for refractory Idiopathic intracranial hypertension is _____ shunt placement to reroute CSF from the ventricles

Answer: ventriculoperitoneal (VP)

Flashcard 558: Which pediatric hip disorder requires surgical stabilization (in situ pinning) to prevent further displacement?

Answer: Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis (SCFE)

Extra: SCFE is an orthopedic emergency. Management involves immediate non-weight bearing and surgical stabilization (in situ pinning) to prevent further slippage and complications like avascular necrosis.

Flashcard 559: Echinococcus granulosus cysts are injected with _____ during surgery to kill larvae and prevent spread/anaphylaxis

Answer: ethanol

Flashcard 560: Necrotizing fasciitis causes bullae formation, _____ skin discoloration, and pain out of proportion to exam findings

Answer: purple (color)