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| Levels of hiatuses in diaphragm? |
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-Caval TV8
-Esophageal TV10
-Aortic TV12 |
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-Median over aortic hiatus
-Medial over psoas major
-Lateral over quadratus lumborum |
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Definition
-Follows splanchnics from T5 to L2
-Can be referred to corresponding dermatomes |
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| Indirect hernia location and common cause? |
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Definition
-These are lateral to the inf. epigastric vessels
-They are herniations into the inguinal canal (transmits the spermatic cord in men
-Often they are a result of incomplete closure of the processus vaginalis over the deep inguinal ring |
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| Renal stones; pain and where they get lodged most commonly? |
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Definition
-Pain from loin to groin called renal colic (goes from skin covering where kidney is to along inguinal ligament)
-Three places are most common;
1. Ureteropelvic junction
2. Where ureter crosses common iliac
3. Ureterovesical junction (where ureter meets the bladder) |
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| What are the two ligaments of the spleen and what do they transmit? |
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Definition
-Splenorenal; splenic vessels
-Gastrosplenic; short gastric vessels |
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| Where are the three major anastamoses of the caval system? How do we use them to diagnose portal hypertension? |
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Definition
-The rectum with the sup. rectal veins with the mid and inf. rectal veins (hemorrhoids)
-esophagus with esophageal vein (esophageal varices)
-note; these are the only two places where the veins are in submucosa rather toward the outer wall of the gut tube
-Paraumbilical veins (caput medusae) |
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