NBME Step 2 CK Form 7 Wound dehiscence (NBME Answers)

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Retired NBME Step 2 CK Form 7 Answers

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Four days after undergoing a right ...
Wound dehiscence 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
tags: derm

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Key idea: Wound dehiscence often occurs ~5 days post-op
Wound dehiscence: Surgical wound opens back up, leading to increased serosanguinous discharge without signs of infection –> Manage conservatively with regular dressing changes, limiting mobilization, coughing, etc.
Evisceration: Dehiscence with protrusion of abdominal organs (viscera) through opening –> SURGICAL EMERGENCY!!!

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