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Post-op Fever 5 W's
Wind - atelectasis, pneumonia (24-48 hours)
Water - UTI (3 days)
Wound infection (5 days)
Wonderdrug
Walking (7-10 days)
Homan's sign
DVT
Calf pain on dorsiflexion of the foot
Beck's triad
Hypotension
Muffled heart tones
JVD
Most common presenting symptom of thoracic aortic aneurysm
Pain (typically asymptomatic)
AAA diameter surgical indication
Greater than 5 cm
6 Ps of arterial embolism/thrombosis
Pain
Pallor
,Polar
Pulselessness
Paresthesias
Paralysis
Most common symptom of gastric carcinoma
Weight loss
"Olive" mass in epigastric region
Pyloric stenosis
Murphy's sign
Tenderness and an inspiratory pause elicited during palpation of RUQ
Charcot's triad
Cholangitis = RUQ pain, jaundice, and fever
4 F's
Cholelithiasis
Female, fat, forty, fertile
Classic presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma
Painful hepatomegaly
Classic presentation of pancreatic carcinoma
Painless jaundice
"Bird's beak"
Volvulus
,Artery typically impacted in epidural hematoma
Middle meningeal artery
Classic presentation of epidural hematoma
Ipsilateral blown pupil
Classic presentation of bladder cancer
Painless gross hematuria
Renal cell carcinoma triad
Flank pain
Hematuria
Palpable mass
Hyperparathyroidism mnemonic
Painful bones
Renal stones
Abdominal groans
Psychic moans
Pheochromocytoma triad
Palpitations
Headache
Episodic diaphoresis
Most common presenting sign of pheochromocytoma
Hypertension
, Squamous cell carcinoma skin precursor
Actinic keratosis
What post-op day do third space fluids tend to mobilize from the interstitium back to
the intravascular space?
Post-op day 3
Signs of third spacing
Tachycardia
Decreased urine output
Minimal urine output for an adult on maintenance IV
30 mL/hour
Most common EKG finding of hyperkalemia
Peaked T-waves
Hyperkalemia treatment
IV calcium gluconate
IV sodium bicarbonate
Glucose and insulin
Albuterol
Kayexalate
Lasix
Dialysis
Most common sign/symptom of hypokalemia
Ileus
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Post-op Fever 5 W's
Wind - atelectasis, pneumonia (24-48 hours)
Water - UTI (3 days)
Wound infection (5 days)
Wonderdrug
Walking (7-10 days)
Homan's sign
DVT
Calf pain on dorsiflexion of the foot
Beck's triad
Hypotension
Muffled heart tones
JVD
Most common presenting symptom of thoracic aortic aneurysm
Pain (typically asymptomatic)
AAA diameter surgical indication
Greater than 5 cm
6 Ps of arterial embolism/thrombosis
Pain
Pallor
,Polar
Pulselessness
Paresthesias
Paralysis
Most common symptom of gastric carcinoma
Weight loss
"Olive" mass in epigastric region
Pyloric stenosis
Murphy's sign
Tenderness and an inspiratory pause elicited during palpation of RUQ
Charcot's triad
Cholangitis = RUQ pain, jaundice, and fever
4 F's
Cholelithiasis
Female, fat, forty, fertile
Classic presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma
Painful hepatomegaly
Classic presentation of pancreatic carcinoma
Painless jaundice
"Bird's beak"
Volvulus
,Artery typically impacted in epidural hematoma
Middle meningeal artery
Classic presentation of epidural hematoma
Ipsilateral blown pupil
Classic presentation of bladder cancer
Painless gross hematuria
Renal cell carcinoma triad
Flank pain
Hematuria
Palpable mass
Hyperparathyroidism mnemonic
Painful bones
Renal stones
Abdominal groans
Psychic moans
Pheochromocytoma triad
Palpitations
Headache
Episodic diaphoresis
Most common presenting sign of pheochromocytoma
Hypertension
, Squamous cell carcinoma skin precursor
Actinic keratosis
What post-op day do third space fluids tend to mobilize from the interstitium back to
the intravascular space?
Post-op day 3
Signs of third spacing
Tachycardia
Decreased urine output
Minimal urine output for an adult on maintenance IV
30 mL/hour
Most common EKG finding of hyperkalemia
Peaked T-waves
Hyperkalemia treatment
IV calcium gluconate
IV sodium bicarbonate
Glucose and insulin
Albuterol
Kayexalate
Lasix
Dialysis
Most common sign/symptom of hypokalemia
Ileus
