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What medication is given pre-op to patients with renal insufficiencies? -
(ANSWER)Desmopressin
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Why is Desmopressin given before surgery? - (ANSWER)Reduces blood loss by
enhancing platelet function and increasing factor VIII and VWF factor.
What is the patency rate for patients s/p angioplasty for ilio-occlusive disease at 5
years? - (ANSWER)60%
What is one of the antineoplastic drugs of choice in pancreatic CA? - (ANSWER)5-
fluorouracil
What condition is associated with inflammed mesentaric LNs on CT? -
(ANSWER)Acute appendicitis
What condition is the MLH1/MLH2 gene mutation associated with? -
(ANSWER)Lynch Syndrome/ Colon CA
What is the most common complication of a popliteal aneurysm? -
(ANSWER)Thombosis
What is the most common form of thyroid CA? - (ANSWER)Papillary carcinoma
, What is the most common age affected by thyroid papillary carcinoma? -
(ANSWER)30-50
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What is the treatment of choice for a pancreatic psuedocyst in the setting of
acute, uncomplicated pancreatitis? - (ANSWER)Observation with serial CTs.
What is the treatment of choice for a pancreatic pseudocyst in a symptomatic
patient with acute pancreatitis? - (ANSWER)US guided transmural drainge via
endoscopy.
What is a Puestow procedure and when is it indicated? - (ANSWER)Lateral
pancreatojejunostomy- anastomosis of the pancreatic duct to the jejunum.
Indicated in the treatment of chronic pancreatitis.
What is Merkel cell CA and what are its typical characteristics? - (ANSWER)Skin
CA; usually on the face/neck
fast growing; painless; firm/dome-shaped; red/violet with early distant mets.
When should a patient with ascites be considered for an elective umbilical hernia
repair? - (ANSWER)If ascites is leaking from the hernia.