Which of these is a classic sign of an orbital fracture?
A. Facial Deformity
B. Unable to look up with affected eye
C. Loss of vision
D. Blood in the eye chamber
Select your answer:
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Disease as a Failure of Homeostasis › ViewA patient has just received an organ transplant. Which treatment would be most effective in preventing the patient’s body from rejecting the organ?
A. treat the patient with medications that decrease the immune system’s response
B. treat the patient with antibiotics to fight off a possible viral infection
C. restrict the patient’s salt intake
D. give the patient blood transfusions
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A 65-year-old man is in the surgical intensive care unit with acute alcohol-induced pancreatitis with acute fluid collections and necrosis. He subsequently develops fever and leukocytosis, and repeat computed tomography confirms infected pancreatic necrosis with air pockets in the pancreatic bed. He is managed with nasojejunal enteral nutrition, antibiotics, and percutaneous drainage. What is the ideal timing of debridement to optimize this man’s outcome?
A. At the time of diagnosis of infected pancreatic necrosis
B. Prior to percutaneous drainage
C. 7 days after diagnosis
D. 14 days after diagnosis
E. More than 30 days after diagnosis