Trauma/Emergencies — Flashcards

Flashcard 591: Hemorrhoids are treated with _____

Answer: band ligation

Flashcard 592: Medial tibial stress syndrome is common cause of shin pain and diffuse tenderness in _____

Answer: runners (activity)

Flashcard 593: Proliferative diabetic retinopathy is treated with peripheral retinal _____, surgery, and/or anti-VEGF therapy

Answer: photocoagulation

Flashcard 594: Surgical excision of _____ tissues is an important step in the treatment of Mucormycosis

Answer: necrotic

Flashcard 595: If prostatic adenocarcinoma has not metastasized (i.e. local disease), it may be treated with _____

Answer: prostatectomy

Flashcard 596: Central to the pathogenesis of De Quervain Tenosynovitis is repetitive _____ motion

Answer: wrist

Flashcard 597: Peripheral Arterial Disease is most commonly caused by occlusion of the _____

Answer: popliteal artery

Flashcard 598: Which complication of *Aspergillus fumigatus* infection typically requires surgical resection in addition to medical therapy?

Answer: Aspergilloma

Extra: Aspergillomas (fungus balls) develop in pre-existing lung cavities (e.g., from tuberculosis). Surgery is indicated for symptomatic patients, particularly those with massive hemoptysis, as systemic antifungals have poor penetration into the fungal ball.

Flashcard 599: Cavernous hemangiomas should NOT be _____ due to risk of fatal hemorrhage

Answer: biopsied

Flashcard 600: Vocal cord nodules are due to excessive use of vocal cords and are usually _____ (uni- or bilateral)

Answer: bilateral