Thoracic
What is the most common cause of a pneumothorax?
Blebs
Ducts that drain directly from the liver to the gallbladder
Ducts of Luschka
Which artery does the cystic artery arise from?
Four categories of shock
Hypovolemic, cardiogenic, septic, neurogenic
Screening age for colonoscopy?
40 or 10 years before first degree relative diagnosed with colon cancer
What is the traditional size cutoff for repair of AAA in men?
5 cm
Substance injected an hour before surgery to evaluate bile ducts in a Robotic cholecystectomy
ICG indocyanine green fluorescent dye binds to plasma proteins
Famous singer that was in Hootie and the Blowfish?
Whos is Darius Rucker
What is Chvostek's sign
Cologuard is a test compromised of what two tests?
DNA and FIT testing
Caution must be taken to avoid this nerve when performing a pericardiotomy?
What is the phrenic nerve
Space bounded by edge of liver, common hepatic duct and cystic duct? What is found in this area?
What is Triangle of Calot, Cystic artery
Name 3 complications of a central line
Pneumothorax, hemothorax, arterial puncture, V tach, Chylothorax, infection, wire embolism, air embolism, death
What nerve is avoided during thyroid surgery?
Recurrent laryngeal nerve
Doing a colonoscopy and unable to reach the cecum requires what to do next?
BE or CT colography
How many branches of the Internal Carotid artery are located in the neck and name them.
None
What is white bile and significance?
Long standing obstruction of the cystic duct thus bile is all absorbed. Mucus secretion.
This is caused by Vasoconstriction of the arteries with cold or stress causing ischemia.
What is Raynaud's disease
Syndrome that comes to mind when a patient has hypercalcemia, peptic ulcer disease and acromegaly.
MEN I
Imaging to evaluate the function of the gallbladder?
Decreased pulse pressure, distant heart sounds, and distended neck veins.
What is Becks Triad
pericardial tamponade
What is the most common type of bile duct cancer?
Cholangiocarcinoma, Klatskin tumor
Most common at the hilum 50-70%
Most common diagnosis in a 31 year old female who is shown to have an anterior mediastinal mass on CXR.
What is a thymoma
Name four types of thyroid cancer.
Papillary 70%
Follicular 15-20%
Medullary 5%
Anaplastic and lymphoma 5%
Name 4 reasons to operate on some one with Diverticular disease.
Bleeding, perforation, obstruction, fistula, abscess, chronic stricture, chronic pain