Surgery Eor Exam [Paea Blueprint]

______pain primarily arises from w/in the scrotum and is usually secondary to acute epididymitis, torsion, or testicular appendices. {Ans: Testicular}Pre-malignant breast cancers {Ans: --atypical ductal & lobular hyperplasia --lobular hyperplasia --lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS)}What are the tumor markers for testicular carcinoma? {Ans: B-hcg, alpha fetoprotein, lactic dehydrogenase}What are some local and systemic factors that affect wound healing? {Ans: Local: wound cleanliness, controlled bleeding, radiation, infection Systemic: nutrition, uncontrolled DM, medications, chronic illness, smoking, hypoxia}What is the gold standard but time consuming test of choice with aortic dissection/aneurysm? {Ans: aortagraphy}In a surgery patient with dyspnea on exertion, what should be ruled out? {Ans: PE or pneumothorax}The appendix is lined with _________ epithelium and numerous _____ follicles. {Ans: columnar; lymphatic}Hormone therapy ie. ____decreases recurrence, contralateral breast cancer by 40% for estrogen positive tumors. {Ans: tamoxifen}_________occurs over 6-12 months in which the wound contraction and tensile strength is achieved. {Ans: Tissue Remodeling}A ______is head trauma results in blood below the arachnoid membrane and above the pia. Most often supratentorial (contains the cerebrum). {Ans: Subarachnoid hemorrhage}_______is infection of one or more diverticula...typically from ____obstruction. {Ans: Diverticulitis; fecaltih}What are the three most common