Suturing sessions
What is a simple interrupted suture?
type of suture is commonly used for closing skin and is placed in a simple, interrupted fashion.
What is the leading cause of liver cancer?
Chronic infection with hepatitis B or C
What is the most common blood type worldwide?
O positive
Which medical term comes from the Greek word for “without breathing” and is included in the name of a condition where a person experiences brief pauses in breathing while they’re asleep?
Apnea
Two drugs are taken together, and one increases the effect of the other by slowing its breakdown in the liver. What type of interaction is this?
Enzyme inhibitors
What is the procedure called when a tube is inserted into the trachea to maintain an open airway?
Endotracheal intubation
What are the main symptoms of diabetes mellitus?
Polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, and fatigue.
All circulating red blood cells ultimately originate from this type of cell
Hematopoietic stem cells
What is the medical term for the condition where the heart muscle is enlarged and thickened?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A patient takes a drug for a headache and later develops stomach pain due to reduced protective mucus in the stomach. What common class of drugs is responsible?
NSAIDs
What does numbers like 4/0 mean in suture material?
This number on suture material indicates its thickness, where more zeros mean a thinner thread, suture size.
Which organ is primarily responsible for maintaining long-term blood pressure through regulation of fluid balance?
Kidney
A mutation causing substitution of valine for glutamic acid in the β-globin chain leads to polymerization of hemoglobin under low oxygen conditions. What disease does this describe?
Sickle cell anemia
This condition is characterized by decreased plasma oncotic pressure leading to fluid accumulation in tissues, often presenting as edema.
Hypoalbuminemia
Selective inhibition of serotonin uptake is the primary mechanism of which commonly prescribed class of medications?
Antidepressants
What is a Lembert suture?
This type of stitch is commonly used in intestinal anastomosis to invert the bowel edges.
What is the proper position of a patient’s head for optimal intubation?
“Sniffing position” – neck flexed, head extended at the atlanto-occipital joint.
Excessive destruction of red blood cells leads to elevated levels of this pigment
Bilirubin
This life-threatening condition is characterized by completely chaotic electrical activity with no identifiable QRS complexes and requires immediate defibrillation.
Ventricular fibrillation
A medication reduces heart rate and cardiac output by blocking the effects of adrenaline on the heart. What class of drugs is this?
Beta blockers
What is tissue ischemia?
This complication can occur if sutures are tied too tightly, leading to tissue damage.
During a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, surgeons must identify the “critical view of safety.” Which two structures must be clearly identified before clipping?
Cystic duct and cystic artery
A patient lacking intrinsic factor will be unable to absorb this vitamin, leading to megaloblastic anemia.
Vitamin B12
This term describes the accumulation of fluid within the alveolar spaces due to increased hydrostatic pressure in the pulmonary circulation, commonly seen in left-sided heart failure.
Pulmonary edema
A drug lowers blood pressure by interfering with a hormonal system that normally causes blood vessels to constrict and retain sodium. What class of drugs does this describe?
ACE inhibitors