FREE Surgical Foundation Question and Answers
Which of the following antibiotics is linked to red man syndrome?
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Red man syndrome may be brought on by antibiotics like ciprofloxacin, amphotericin B, rifampicin, and teicoplanin. They have the same ability as vancomycin to directly induce basophils and mast cells to degranulate.
In a CT scan, the brightness of each pixel is proportional to the tissue's relative attenuation coefficient for x-rays, represented in Hounsfield units (HU). What tissue has the HIGHEST HU value out of the following?
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Which of the following statements about fibrinolysis is untrue?
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Tissue sensitivity to hypoxia is the primary cause of the initial symptoms of extremities compartment syndrome. The most susceptible structures to hypoxia are which of the following?
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Which of the following is the best sign that an IVC filter has to be placed?
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Which of the following observations in a patient with abnormal bleeding would indicate primary fibrinolysis more likely than disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) as the source of the bleeding?
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An open aorto-femoral bypass graft is performed on a 67-year-old man who has bilateral iliac occlusive disease and a 7 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. The nurse observes that the left foot is cold and that there is no left femoral pulse four hours after surgery. The best course of action would be?
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