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What’s Your Diagnosis?

Test your knowledge with the July 2019 Brain Teaser

July 1, 2019

By Phil Zeltzman, DVM, DACVS, CVJ, Fear Free Certified

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Surgery is required to remove an intestinal foreign body.

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Question 1: Which of the following is not a risk for dehiscence of the incision after an enterotomy?
	Hypoalbuminemia
	Severe thrombocytopenia
	Peritonitis

Question 2: Where should the incision be made to remove the foreign body?
	Proximal to the foreign body
	Over the foreign body
	Distal to the foreign body

Question 3: How is intestinal surgery classified when there is no spillage of internal contents?
	Clean-contaminated
	Clean
	Contaminated

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