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40 Cards in this Set
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Leonardo da vinci |
Anatomic drawings not published |
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Andreas vasalius |
Anatomic drawings published |
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Jean fernel |
Describe appendiceal disease |
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Lorenz heister |
Describe classic appendicitis |
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Claudius amyand |
First surgeon to describe successful appendectomy |
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Reginald fitz |
Coined the word appendicitis |
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Abraham groves |
First appendectomy in North america |
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Kurt semm |
First laparascopic appendectomy |
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Blood flow to appendix |
Superior mesenteric to ileocolic to appendiceal |
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Nerve supply of appendix |
T10-L1 and vagus nerve |
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Embrology time development of vermiform appendix |
5 months |
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Ave length of appendix |
6-9 cm |
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Max length of appendix |
>30 cm |
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Internal diameter of appendix |
1-3 mm |
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Most common cause of appendicitis |
Luminal obstruction |
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Classical presentation of appendicitis |
Pain first before nausea and vomiting |
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Omentum |
Abdominal policeman |
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Rovsing |
Pain in right lower quadrant after release of gentle pressure on left lower quadrant |
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Obturator sign |
Pain with internal rotation of the hip |
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Iliopsoas sign |
Pain with flexion of the hip |
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Dunphy sign |
Pain with coughing |
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Treatment for appendicitis |
Apendectomy |
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Alternative treatment for appendicitis |
Laparoscopic appendectomy |
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Antibiotic for uncomplicated appendicitis |
Cefoxitin |
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Alternative antibiotic for uncomplicated appendicitis |
Ampicillin sulbactam |
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Antibiotic for uncomplicated appendicitis with allergy to beta lactam |
Gentamycin and clindamycin |
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Antibiotic for complicated appendicitis |
Ertapenem or tazobactam piperacillin |
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Antibiotic for complicated appendicitis but with allergy to beta lactam |
Ciprofloxacin and metronidazole |
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Antibiotic for pediatric complicated appendicitis |
Ticarcillin clavulanic acid or imipenem cilastatin |
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Pediatric complicated appendicitis allergic to beta lactam |
Gentamycin and clindamycin |
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Carcinoid tumor tx less than 1 cm |
Appendectomy |
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Carcinoid tumor tx more than 2 cm |
Right hemicolectomy |
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Carcinoid tumor 1-2 cm tx |
Right colectomy |
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Tx for goblet cell carcinoma |
Right hemicolectomy |
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Appendiceal tumor with the worst prognosis |
Goblet cell carcinoma |
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Difficult to diagnose preop |
Lymphoma |
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Tx for lymphoma |
Appendectomy |
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Tx for adenocarcinoma |
Formal right hemicolectomy |
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Peritoneal dissemination |
Pseudomyxoma peritonei syndrome |
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Tx for pseudimyxoma peritonei syndome |
Cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy |
