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Decks in this class (36)

Trauma
Goals of assessment and managemen...,
Causes of death from injury at th...,
Causes of death within minutes 3
48  cards
Advanced life support
What to do during cpr 1,
Shockable rhythms 2,
Non shockable rhythms 3
7  cards
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Definition 1,
Most common location 2,
Diagnostic features 3
26  cards
Prostate cancer
Aetiology 1,
Epidemiology 2,
Pathology type 3
31  cards
Approach to a breast mass
Differential diagnosis 1,
Percentage of women presenting wi...,
Triple test 3
36  cards
Breast cancer
Types of breast cancer 1,
What is dcis 2,
Epidemiology of dcis detection pr...
45  cards
Cervical cancer
Most common histological type 1,
Risk factors 2,
Presentation 3
20  cards
Abdominal aortic aneurysm
Definition 1,
Epidemiology 2,
Etiology 3
15  cards
The acute abdomen
Definition 1,
Atypical acute abdomen population...,
Older people and acute abdomen re...
17  cards
Anorectal disease
Causes of perianal pain 1,
Classification of hemorrhoids 2,
Conservative management anal fiss...
56  cards
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Definition 1,
Gender predominance 2,
What is tinel and phalen s signs 3
11  cards
Mastalgia
Etiology 1,
Investigations 2,
Management 3
3  cards
Diverticulitis
Diverticular disease 1,
Definition 2,
Complications 3
16  cards
Peripheral vascular disease
Define 1,
Etiology 2,
Stages of severity 3
17  cards
Appendictis
Definition 1,
Pathophysiology 2,
Clinical features 3
9  cards
Crohn's disease
Defintion 1,
Epidemiology 2,
Pathophysiology 3
16  cards
Skin ulcers
Etiology 1,
Most common cause 2,
History 3
13  cards
Hernia
Types of hernia 1,
Litres hernia 2,
Predisposing 3
43  cards
Cholecystitis
Types of gall stones 1,
Risk factors cholecystitis 2,
Clinical features 3
19  cards
Dysphagia
Causes 1,
Types of mechanical block 2,
Motility disorders 3
7  cards
Esophageal cancer
Risk factors 1,
Location 2,
Type 3
18  cards
Colorectal cancer
Lifetime risk of developing crc 1,
Etiology 2,
Typical spread 3
42  cards
Bowel obstruction
Etiology of small bowel obstructi...,
Cardinal features of sbo 2,
Radiographic findings in sbo 3
16  cards
Acute urinary retention
Etiology 1,
Eamination 2,
Investigations 3
8  cards
GI bleed
Etiology of upper git bleed 1,
Rockall scoring system 2,
History for ugib 3
10  cards
Anaesthesia
Aims of anaesthesia 4 1,
The 7 a s of anaesthesia 2,
What level activity generally suf...
14  cards
Wounds
Types of wounds 1,
Clean wounds infection rates type...,
Clean contaminated infection rate...
20  cards
Nutrition
Reasons hospital patients become ...,
Assessment of malnourished 2,
Management of malnutrition in hos...
9  cards
Post-operative complications
Potential complications 1,
Causes of respiratory failure 2,
Potential wound failures 3
28  cards
Pancreatitis
Ranson criteria 1,
Imaging when pancreatitis diagnos...,
If necrosis seen on ct what shoul...
10  cards
Pneumothorax
Causes 1,
Symptoms 2,
Signs 3
5  cards
Shock and sepsis
Diagnostic criteria for spesis 1,
What is severe sepsis 2,
What is septic shock 3
9  cards
Short gut syndrome
Pathophysiology 1,
Why is it important to start ente...,
Outcome determinants 3
11  cards
Pre-operative
Overview of pre operative assessm...,
Post operative general surgical p...,
Oral intake step wise 3
6  cards
Spinal injuries
Components on brain ct to identif...,
Coup vs counter coup 2,
How does contusion happen and swe...
28  cards
Anaesthetic management and preoperative
0  cards

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