General Surgery EOR exam with correct
answers
(intermittent) claudication
resting leg pain
acute arterial embolism
gangrene - ANSWERS✔✔ 4 symptoms of pheral artery disease
ankle brachial index <0.9
arteriography
acute = doppler - ANSWERS✔✔ 3 ways to diagnose PAD
cilostazol
aspirin
clopidogrel
revascularization (ex. fem/pop bypass)
exercise regimen - ANSWERS✔✔ treatment of PAD
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ dependent LE rubor =
infrarenal - ANSWERS✔✔ MC location of AAA
SMOKING
atherosclerosis
male
,age >60
marfan's - ANSWERS✔✔ RFs for AAA
back/abd pain
syncope
hypotension
pulsatile mass - ANSWERS✔✔ symptoms of a AAA
3-4 cm - every year
4-4.5 - 6 months
>4.5 - surgical referral
>5.5 or >0.5 expansion in 6 months = immediate surgical repair - ANSWERS✔✔ Sizes and
plan for AAA
US - ANSWERS✔✔ imaging used to screen or monitor AAA
CT - ANSWERS✔✔ imaging for urgent/symptomatic AAA
b-blockers to lower BP - ANSWERS✔✔ medical treatment of symptomatic/ dissected AAA
ascending - ANSWERS✔✔ the majority of aortic dissection is ___________
tear in the intima - ANSWERS✔✔ what is an aortic dissection?
HTN
age
marfan's - ANSWERS✔✔ some RFs for aortic dissection
,widening of the mediastinum - ANSWERS✔✔ what would you see on CXR for aortic
dissection?
Stanfors A or Debakey I&II or anyone who is symptomatic - ANSWERS✔✔ who needs
immediate surgery for an aortic dissection?
110-120 - ANSWERS✔✔ BP target for dissected AAA
venous stasis
endothelial injury
hypercoagulable state - ANSWERS✔✔ virchow's triad:
PVD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
leg pain worse with dependency, prolonged sitting or standing BETTER with walking or leg
elevation
PVD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
MEDIAL malleolus ulcers, uneven margins
PVD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
Normal pain, temp, pulses, Brownish hyperpigmentation, edema common
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
, leg pain worse with walking, leg elevation, cold
BETTER w/ leg dependency and rest
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
dependent rubor, pale, cold, hairless, shiny
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
LATERAL malleolus ulcers, clean margins
indirect - ANSWERS✔✔ LATERAL inguinal hernia =
direct - ANSWERS✔✔ MEDIAL inguinal hernia =
US - ANSWERS✔✔ diagnosis of pyloric stenosis =
pyloric stenosis - ANSWERS✔✔ string sign on abdominal US =
IVF and pyloromyotomy - ANSWERS✔✔ treatment of pyloric stenosis
NO - ANSWERS✔✔ is pyloric stenosis emesis billious?
chronic alcoholic pancreatitis - ANSWERS✔✔ what is the most common cause of a
pancreatic pseudocyst?
answers
(intermittent) claudication
resting leg pain
acute arterial embolism
gangrene - ANSWERS✔✔ 4 symptoms of pheral artery disease
ankle brachial index <0.9
arteriography
acute = doppler - ANSWERS✔✔ 3 ways to diagnose PAD
cilostazol
aspirin
clopidogrel
revascularization (ex. fem/pop bypass)
exercise regimen - ANSWERS✔✔ treatment of PAD
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ dependent LE rubor =
infrarenal - ANSWERS✔✔ MC location of AAA
SMOKING
atherosclerosis
male
,age >60
marfan's - ANSWERS✔✔ RFs for AAA
back/abd pain
syncope
hypotension
pulsatile mass - ANSWERS✔✔ symptoms of a AAA
3-4 cm - every year
4-4.5 - 6 months
>4.5 - surgical referral
>5.5 or >0.5 expansion in 6 months = immediate surgical repair - ANSWERS✔✔ Sizes and
plan for AAA
US - ANSWERS✔✔ imaging used to screen or monitor AAA
CT - ANSWERS✔✔ imaging for urgent/symptomatic AAA
b-blockers to lower BP - ANSWERS✔✔ medical treatment of symptomatic/ dissected AAA
ascending - ANSWERS✔✔ the majority of aortic dissection is ___________
tear in the intima - ANSWERS✔✔ what is an aortic dissection?
HTN
age
marfan's - ANSWERS✔✔ some RFs for aortic dissection
,widening of the mediastinum - ANSWERS✔✔ what would you see on CXR for aortic
dissection?
Stanfors A or Debakey I&II or anyone who is symptomatic - ANSWERS✔✔ who needs
immediate surgery for an aortic dissection?
110-120 - ANSWERS✔✔ BP target for dissected AAA
venous stasis
endothelial injury
hypercoagulable state - ANSWERS✔✔ virchow's triad:
PVD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
leg pain worse with dependency, prolonged sitting or standing BETTER with walking or leg
elevation
PVD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
MEDIAL malleolus ulcers, uneven margins
PVD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
Normal pain, temp, pulses, Brownish hyperpigmentation, edema common
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
, leg pain worse with walking, leg elevation, cold
BETTER w/ leg dependency and rest
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
dependent rubor, pale, cold, hairless, shiny
PAD - ANSWERS✔✔ PVD or PAD?
LATERAL malleolus ulcers, clean margins
indirect - ANSWERS✔✔ LATERAL inguinal hernia =
direct - ANSWERS✔✔ MEDIAL inguinal hernia =
US - ANSWERS✔✔ diagnosis of pyloric stenosis =
pyloric stenosis - ANSWERS✔✔ string sign on abdominal US =
IVF and pyloromyotomy - ANSWERS✔✔ treatment of pyloric stenosis
NO - ANSWERS✔✔ is pyloric stenosis emesis billious?
chronic alcoholic pancreatitis - ANSWERS✔✔ what is the most common cause of a
pancreatic pseudocyst?
