EXAM SKIN ABSCESS, BITE EVAL, LYMPHEDEMA, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE ANSWERS

EXAM SKIN ABSCESS, BITE EVAL, LYMPHEDEMA, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS


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a skin abscess is also known as

furuncle

what is a furuncle

collection of pus in the dermis or subq inlovling a hiar follicle

definition of trauma

tissue injury that is the result of an accident or violence
- engery transfer to body from outside force

3 major mechanisms of trauma

1. penetrating
2. blunt
3. deceleration

penetrating trauma ex

stabs
gunshot
impaled

blunt trauma ex

mva
falls
assult

,EXAM SKIN ABSCESS, BITE EVAL, LYMPHEDEMA, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
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deceleration trauma ex

falls
MVA
high speed contact sports

ab stabbing trauma not requiring immedaite laparotomy should
be eval by one or more of the following

- explore
- XR
- CT
- serial PE
- dx peritoneal lavage
- US
- laparoscopy

penetrating or blunt - which is mc, which is more lethal?

mc- blunt
lethal - penetrating

1/3 of pt with diapgram injuries after a gunshot dont have

ab pain

t/f: chest wall stabbings cause major damage

false - typically only chest wall

lung injuries from penetrating chest traumas
ptx
contusion
hemothorax
laceration

injuries of heart with penetrating chest traumas

, EXAM SKIN ABSCESS, BITE EVAL, LYMPHEDEMA, 2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
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tampondae
shock

RV MC spot for injury

great vessel injury penetrating chest traumas

aorta, subclav, carotid
- will die before ER
- emergency surgery

tracheobronchial injury with penetrating chest traumas

missed bc nonsepceifc s/s

esophagus injury with penetrating chest traumas

if penetrating injury across mediastium

inital eval with penetrating chest traumas
ABC
- chest tube or pericardial window first
- intubate
- fluid resus
- fast eval
- prepre for srugery

best imaging for penetrating chest traumas

TOC - chest CT - if unstable
XR if chest wall only or stable
ecg

MCC of blunt chest trauma

MVA - thoracic blunt injury

MVA thoracic injury risk fx