Anatomy
What part of the bowel is an ileostomy placed in?
Ileum
Fluid build up in the abdominal cavity is known as?
Ascites
What part of the body is removed during a hysterectomy?
Uterus
At what hemoglobin level do we transfuse?
<70 g/dL
The outermost layer covers the inner surface of the walls of the abdominal-pelvic cavity.
Peritoneum
Inferior mesenteric artery
Which artery supplies the left colon?
Fever and pain around the navel/right lower quadrant are two symptoms of what?
Appendicitis
What is the procedure called where the peritoneal cavity is punctured with a needle to drain peritoneal fluid?
Paracentesis
as a prophylaxis of perioperative deep vein thrombosis
Why is low molecular weight heparin administered during the perioperative period?
Toxic thyroid adenoma, self-secreting hormones
What is Plummer adenoma?
Consisting of white flesh and red flesh and sinusoids
Spleen
Hereditary disease, autosomal dominant characterized by the presence of benign polyps amartomatosis of the digestive tract associated with a characteristic muco-cutaneous pigmentation present since childhood
Peutz-Jeghers syndrome
What do we call a minimally invasive surgical procedure involving the use of a small camera (laparoscope).
A laparoscopy
What is the cardiac specific marker that measures damage to the heart?
Troponin
The largest mass of lymphatic tissue in the body
What is the spleen?
It is a muscular sphincter separating the small intestine from the large intestine
Ileocecal valve
Inguinal, hiatal and umbilical are types of what?
the common name for a pancreaticoduodenectomy
What is a Whipple?
It helps remove ammonia from the blood stream that a damaged liver cannot, which can improve mental status
Lactulose
This is created by insufflation of CO2 into the abdominal cavity
What is pneumoperitoneum?
Secretes bile that ends up in the intestine
Filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing into the rest of the body
What are two of the liver's functions?
What is surgical procedure used to treat colon cancer?
Colon resection
Loop stoma, End stoma, Double barrel stoma
What are the three different types of stomas?
Pantoprazole
What type of IV medication would be prescribed for a patient who has a GI bleed?
This is another name for the first cervical vertebra
What is atlas?