EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Reason to Avoid Suction in Ear Foreign Body Removal. Answer:
Perforation of Tympanic Membrane
⩥ Management of Skin Abscess. Answer: Linear Incision for Non-Face
vs. Needle Drainage for Face
⩥ Catheter for Bartholin Cyst. Answer: Word
⩥ Grading of Laryngeal Opening. Answer: Cormack-Lehane
⩥ Preferred Induction Agent in Reactive Airway Disease for Dilation
Effects. Answer: Ketamine
⩥ Induction Agent Avoided in Sepsis Due To Adrenal Suppression.
Answer: Etomidate
⩥ Sudden-Onset Back Pain Worsened by Coughing Soon After Epidural
Anesthesia. Answer: Epidural Hematoma
,⩥ Presentation of Adhesive Arachnoiditis. Answer: Progressive
Neuropathy
⩥ Tom, Dick, and Very Nervous Harry. Answer: Anterior to Posterior of
Medial Ankle: Tibialis Posterior, Digitorum Longus, Vein, Nerve,
Hallucis Longus
⩥ Absolute Contra-Indication to Crico-Thyrotomy. Answer: Age Under
5
⩥ Anesthesia for Suturing D.I.P. of Finger in Patient with Underlying
Vascular Disease. Answer: Lidocaine (2%) Without Epinephrine Around
Digital Nerve for Fingers, Toes, Penis, Nose
⩥ Earliest Sign of Lidocaine Toxicity (Over 5 mg/kg). Answer:
Lightheadedness (Also Peri-Oral Numbness, Tinnitus, Visual and
Auditory Disturbances, Shivering, Twitching, and Generalized Tonic-
Clonic Seizures)
⩥ (1) Avoid Vertical Mattress Sutures.
(2) Avoid Topical Skin Adhesives (Risk of Dehiscence from Sweating)..
Answer: Palm
,⩥ Glottis Spasm and Chest Wall Rigidity from Sedative (Rapid High
Dose of IV Form). Answer: Fentanyl (Effects Not Always Reversed by
Naloxone)
⩥ Management of Long-Lasting L.P. Headache. Answer: Autologous
Blood Patch
⩥ Timing of Tetanus Prophylaxis. Answer: Within First Few Days
(Suture Within First 24 Hours)
⩥ Normal C.S.F.-to-Blood Glucose Ratio. Answer: 0.6
⩥ Size of Needle Decompression Needle. Answer: 14 Gauge (2nd
Intercostal at Midclavicular Line)
⩥ Large Paronychia and Cellulitis. Answer: Removal of Affected Nail
Under Digital Block; Start Antibiotics
⩥ Signs of Acute Appendicitis. Answer: 1. Rovsing: Right Lower from
Left Lower.
2. Psoas: Extension.
3. Obturator: Rotation.
, ⩥ Suggested by Abdominal Pain Preceding Nausea and Vomiting.
Answer: Surgery (Small Bowel Obstruction)
⩥ Peak of Gastric Acid Secretion at Rest. Answer: 2 A.M.
⩥ Timing of Presentation of Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis (Non-
Bilious) vs. Intussusception (Bilious). Answer: 4 Weeks vs. 8 Months
⩥ Over 95% Sensitive and Specific for Renal Stones. Answer: Helical
C.T.
⩥ Intermittent Left Lower Quadrant Pain (Afebrile), Loose Stools (Non-
Bloody); Good Follow-Up. Answer: Discharge on High-Fiber Diet
(Consider Laxatives and Stool Softeners)
⩥ Abdominal Wall Condition in Anti-Coagulated Patient with Trauma or
Coughing. Answer: Rectus Sheath Hematoma
⩥ (1) Age 30.
(2) Prior Abdominal Surgery or Pregnancy.
(3) Marathons.. Answer: Risk Factors for Cecal (Cross-Country)
Volvulus