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Post-operative fever causes |
Six W's: Wind: pulmonary system is primary source of fever first 48 hours, may have pneumonia Wound: infection at surgical site Water: check IV for phlebitis Walk: deep venous thrombosis, due to pelvic pooling or restricted mobility related to pain and fatigue Whiz: urinary tract infection if urinary catheterization Wonder drugs: drug-induced fever Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Post-operative complications (immediate) |
"Post-op PROBS": Pain Primary haemorrhage Reactionary haemorrhage Oliguria Basal atelectasis Shock/ Sepsis Show Details / Rate It ---Jacob George University of Sheffield, UK |
Fistulas: conditions preventing closure |
FETID: Foreign body Epithelialization Tumor Infection Distal obstruction Show Details / Rate It ---Anonymous Contributor |
Oedema causes: generalised |
"HILARI IS SAVE" (Hilary): Heart failure Iatrogenic Liver causes Aldosterone increased/ ADH increased Renal cause Inadequate protein in blood (hypoalbuminaemia) · Causes for the inadequate protein in blood are: Intake Inadequate (Kwashiorkor) Secretion fro pancreas decreased (pancreatitis) Synthesis decreased (liver failure) Absorption decreased (Crohn's disease) Vomit (pyloric stenosis) Excretion increased (nephrotic) Show Details / Rate It ---Lau Yue Young Geoffrey Medical Student '03, Hong Kong University |
Oedema causes: localised |
ALIVE: Allergic (angio-oedema) Lymphatic (elephantiasis) Inflammatory (infection, injury) VEnous (DVT, chronic venous insufficiency) Show Details / Rate It ---Lau Yue Young Geoffrey Medical Student '03, Hong Kong University |
GI bleeding: causes |
ABCDEFGHI: Angiodysplasia Bowel cancer Colitis Diverticulitis/ Duodenal ulcer Epitaxis/ Esophageal (cancer, esophagitis, varices) Fistula (anal, aortaenteric) Gastric (cancer, ulcer, gastritis) Hemorrhoids Infectious diarrhoea/ IBD/ Ischemic bowel Show Details / Rate It ---Lau Yue Young Geoffrey HKU |
Melanoma sites |
"Mel SEA" (Pronounced "Mel C" from the Spice Girls) · Melanoma sites, in order of frequency: Skin Eyes Anus Show Details / Rate It ---Lior Greenberg Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel |
Fistulas: conditions preventing closure |
FRIEND: Foreign body Radiation Infection/ Inflammation (Crohn) Epithelialization Neoplasia Distal obstruction Show Details / Rate It ---Danny Rosin and Adam W. Beck, M.D. Unspecified and UT-Southwestern Hospital Systems |
Appendicectomy: complications |
WRAP IF HOT: Wound infection Respiratory (atelectasis, pneumonia) Abscess (pelvic) Portal pyemia Ileus (paralytic) Fecal fistula Hernia (r. inguinal) Obstruction (intestinal due to adhesions) Thrombus (DVT) Show Details / Rate It ---Sami Almusawa JUST |
Compartment syndrome: signs and symptoms |
· 5 P's: Pain Palor P ulseless Paresethesia Pressure (increased) Show Details / Rate It ---Michelle Zetoony Medical Student 2003, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
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