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Duke PA Gastrointestinal Surgery

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implies severe abdominal pain arising rather suddenly and of less than 24 hours duration   show
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show epigastrum  
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pain from structures arising from the midgut (small bowel, and right transverse colon) localizes to the   show
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pain from structures arising from the hindgut (left colon, sigmoid colon, rectum) localizes to the   show
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show GI Tract obstruction  
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show perforation, ischemia, inflammation, or hemorrhage  
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classic signs and symptoms are mild fever and focal right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness   show
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show acute cholecystitis  
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show acute cholecystitis  
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show acute cholecystitis  
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McBurney point   show
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laparoscopic approach has been proven safe in both acute and chronic settings   show
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pain that localizes to right lower quadrant accompanied by anorexia, nausea, and vomiting is classic   show
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the normal anatomic position of the appendix   show
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show hidden position of appendix  
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show right upper quadrant  
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in western populations the lifetime risk of appendicitis is __%   show
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show adolescents and young adults  
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show appendicitis  
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show obstruction of the appendiceal lumen  
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show fecaliths, foreign bodies, tumors, parasites, and lymphoid hyperplasia  
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the number of ___ in the vermiform appendix peaks between the ages of 10-30   show
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show diverticula, and duplications  
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after obstruction of the appendiceal lumen ___ continue   show
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show bacterial overgrowth and increased intraluminal pressure  
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show increased intraluminal pressure causes vascular congestion  
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____ alone should make the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in most patients   show
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show migrate to the right lower quadrant and become more intense  
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show are usually not excessive  
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show the diagnosis of appendicitis should be questioned  
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show fever  
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a temperature will rarely be highter than __ unless the appendix is grossly perforated   show
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with appendicitis vital signs are   show
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show lie motionless  
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patients with colicky-type pain may appear   show
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palpation of left lower quadrant causing right lower quadrant pain   show
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deep palpation of right lower quadrant followed by a sudden release   show
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show false positive  
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a positive ___ sign may indicate an inflamed appendix lying anterior to the ___ muscle   show
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show psoas sign  
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___ is produced by stretching this muscle with passive internal rotation of the thigh, with the hips in a flexed position   show
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both the obturator and psoas signs are   show
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show rectal  
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show within the pelvis  
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____ on fecal exam should be quite rare and lead to the consideration of a diagnosis other than appendicitis   show
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show before incision  
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show the junction of the three tenia  
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the ___ lies posterior to the cecum or terminal ileum   show
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after incision if appendicitis is not present   show
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show open packing  
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show exploratory laparotomy, and appendectomy  
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laparotomy can be accomplished through a ____ incision   show
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this is an oblique incision, which divides the fascia parallel to its fibers, and a muscle splitting technique is used (used for appendicitis)   show
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a right-lower-quadrant transverse ___ incision is preferred by many for appendicitis   show
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in the elderly where other disease processes may be encountered, many surgeons would prefer a ____ incision   show
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____ are usually indicated if a well-formed intraabdominal or pelvic abcess is encountered   show
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if a case of perforated appendicitis with generalized peritonitis is encountered, the wound should be considered grossly contaminated and   show
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show Chron's Disease  
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show laparoscopy  
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show when the diagnosis is in question  
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show in women of reproductive age  
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show in obese patients  
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show in the elderly  
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show should be of short duration  
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show 24-48  
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show septic  
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once a wound infection is diagnosed the primary treatment is   show
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if cellulitis is present in an infected wound   show
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show necrotizing fasciitis  
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___ is the result of the abdominal host defenses attempting to wall off an infectious threat   show
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show postoperative abscess  
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an abscess after appendicitis most commonly occurs in the   show
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the most common treatment for postoperative abscess is   show
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show pylephlebitis  
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this is a rare presentation of an advanced septic process due to gas-forming organisms   show
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show pylephlebitis  
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appendicitis is seen in approximately 1 in ___ pregnancies   show
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the most common nonobstetric emergency in pregnant women   show
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WBC count in a pregnant woman is unreliable, however a ___ can be seen in appendicitis   show
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the risk of conventional diagnostic radiographs such as a KUB or CT scans is ___ after the first trimester   show
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abdominal wall hernias occur in __% of the United States population   show
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a cleft in the anterior abdominal wall that is bound anteriorly by the external oblique aponeurosis and posteriorly by the transversalis fascia   show
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the spermatic cord in males and the round ligament in females enter ____ through the transversus abdominis fascia at the interanl inguinal ring   show
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the spermatic cord travels the length of the inguinal canal and exits through the   show
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show indirect inguinal  
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with time indirect inguinal hernias may extend along the canal and exit through the internal ring into   show
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show indirect inguinal hernias  
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____ hernias come through the posterior wall of the inguinal canal and are a defect in the transversalis fascia   show
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direct inguinal hernias infrequently enter   show
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the main etiologic factor in direct inguinal hernias is   show
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show cigarette smoking, advanced age, chronic illness  
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____ hernias are more common in women   show
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because of the risk of ____ nonsurgical management of hernias is not recommended   show
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show truss  
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___ is a surgical emergency   show
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the ___ approach is best for recurrent hernias (open or laparoscopic)   show
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the recurrence rate for direct inguinal hernias is __%   show
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the recurrence rate for indirect inguinal hernias is __%   show
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show only when a suture repair would be under undue tension  
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show wound infection, obesity, or malnutrition  
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when mesh prosthesis is used in inguinal hernia repair, the mesh is sutured to   show
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the results of ____ in inguinal hernia repair have been very good   show
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show Stoppa technique  
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the anterior boundry of the inguinal canal   show
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the posterior boundry of the inguinal canal   show
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the inferior boundry of the inguinal canal   show
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the superior boundry of the inguinal canal   show
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___ come through the posterior wall of the inguinal canal   show
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___ come through the internal or deep inguinal ring   show
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show Bassini repair  
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show McVay (Cooper's ligament repair)  
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the transversus abdominus aponeurosis, and the internal oblique aponeurosis   show
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the anterior boundry of the femoral canal   show
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show Cooper's ligament  
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show lacunar ligament  
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show femoral vein  
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show 1-2  
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show operative  
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show 2  
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show congenital  
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____ umbilical defects should be repaired   show
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show very uncommon  
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show very few  
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show exhales  
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show an onlay of polypropylene mesh should be performed  
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inflammation of the gallbladder   show
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in the vast majority of cases (>90%) of acute cholecystitis ___ is the initiating event   show
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show persistant RUQ pain, fever, elevated WBCs, and alteration in liver chems.  
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acute cholecystitis is associated with ___ in 50-75% of cases   show
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if cholecystitis is left untreated ___ may develop (most often seen in diabetic patients)   show
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____ leads to increased morbidity and mortality from perforation of the gallbladder or overwhelming sepsis   show
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show be admitted to the hospital, made NPO, and started on intravenous fluids  
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contraindications to cholecystectomy   show
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unless contraindications exist, ___ should be performed in the first 24-36 hours after admission   show
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the inflammatory process of cholecystitis is the most severe between ____ of the onset of symptoms, the technical challenge of successful laparascopic removal is greatest during this period   show
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show there may be some benefit in managing with antibiotics and deferring definitive treatment to 6 weeks  
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the success rates with this technique where low, and the complications high. Therefore this procedure has been abandoned   show
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show portal hypertension, cirrhosis, previous RUQ surgery  
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show laparoscopic cholecystectomy  
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show postoperative biles leak  
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show painless jaundice  
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show minimal pain and be able to eat  
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what are the 4 F's of gall stones   show
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show gallstones in the cystic duct  
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choledocholithiasis   show
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__% of gallstones are radioopaque   show
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show cholangitis  
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cholecystectomy is performed for   show
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show laparoscopic cholecystectomy  
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show laparoscopic cholecystectomy  
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complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy   show
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what do you want to see on the critical view for cholecystectomy   show
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common bile duct injury is ___ with lap approach   show
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___ hernias go through Hasselbach's triangle   show
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show Hesselbach's triangle  
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which is a recurrent hernia by definition   show
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male:female ratio of inguinal hernia __:1   show
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show femoral hernia  
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show pantaloon hernia  
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show Computed tomography (CT) scan  
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inability to reduce hernia contents   show
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compromise of intestinal vascular supply secondary to incarceration   show
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show Bassini  
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show Lictenstein  
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show recurrent hernia (failed repair), or bilateral hernia  
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show more cost-effectiveor less morbid  
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function of the colon   show
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show Bacteroides fragilis  
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most common aerobes in colon   show
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outpouching of the wall of a hollow viscus   show
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true diverticula (13%)   show
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pseudodiverticula (87%)   show
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show diverticulosis  
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show acute diverticulitis  
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surgery for acute diverticulitis is indicated for   show
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show bowel rest, IV fluids, IV antibiotics, abscess drainage if present  
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show colovesical fistula  
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show sigmoid volvulus  
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show sigmoid volvulus  
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bright red blood per rectum   show
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show upper GI bleed  
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most common cause of lower GI bleed hematochezia   show
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signs of hypovolemia   show
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show Crohn’s Disease  
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show Crohn's disease  
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Clinical Presentation: abdominal pain is most common symptom, frequent bowel movements - diarrhea, abdominal distention with nausea and vomiting, rarely blood in stool, symptoms caused by eating --> weight lossComplications: fistula, stricture   show
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show terminal ileus  
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show surgeons  
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mainstay of medical treatment for Chron's disease   show
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indications for surgery in Crohn's   show
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Surgery cannot cure __   show
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show treat complications, and palliate symptoms  
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Superficial inflammatory process involving mucosa of colon   show
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Involves the rectum and moves proximally   show
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show ulcerative colitis  
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show 3rd  
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colorectal cancer risk factors   show
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show 50  
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Family History or Inherited Colon Cancer SyndromeAnnual screening with colonoscopy beginning at __ years of age younger than the earliest detected familial cancer   show
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show Colorectal cancer  
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show submucosal, hyperplastic, hamartomatous, adenomatous(premalignant lesion)  
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show abdominal CT, Chest X-ray, Endorectal Ultrasound  
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show hemorrhoids  
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Predisposed by age, gravity, shear forces, increased abdominal pressure   show
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show External hemorrhoids  
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show internal hemorrhoids  
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internal hemorrhoidal disease without significant external disease or other benign anorectal disease, can be   show
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____ use for large mixed hemorrhoids or when other benign anorectal diseases present   show
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