Packrat Surgery EOR practice questions
with answers
A |14 |month-old |male |who |attends |day |care |presents |with |a |two-day |history |of |frequent |watery |stools. |
His |mother |states |that |he |had |a |fever |and |vomiting |the |day |before |but |these |have |resolved. |His |
mother |denies |pain |in |the |child. |The |child |is |mildly |dehydrated |but |otherwise |appears |well. |Stool |
samples |are |free |of |blood |and |white |blood |cells. |The |lab |reports |no |ova |or |parasites |noted |in |the |stool |
samples. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |likely |diagnosis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔viral |gastroenteritis
Which |medication |is |considered |the |mainstay |of |therapy |for |mild |to |moderate |inflammatory |bowel |
disease? |- |ANSWERS✔✔sulfasalazine
A |middle-aged |patient |is |being |treated |for |recurrent |diarrhea |and |peptic |ulcer |disease |that |is |
refractory |to |adequate |standard |therapy. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |likely |diagnosis? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔zollinge-ellison |syndrome
The |parents |of |a |16 |year-old |male |presents |to |the |clinic |with |their |son |asking |that |you |examine |him. |
Over |the |past |9-12 |months |he |has |developed |behavioral |problems |and |emotional |lability. |Physical |
examination |reveals |a |well-developed |male |who |is |cooperative |with |exam |but |tends |to |be |easily |
distracted. |It |is |noteworthy |for |dysarthria, |a |resting |tremor |and |the |presence |of |gray-green |
pigmentation |surrounding |each |pupil. |The |most |likely |diagnosis |is |- |ANSWERS✔✔wilson's |disease
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |common |indication |for |operative |intervention |in |patients |with |
chronic |pancreatitis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔intractable |pain
A |20 |year-old |male |presents |with |a |mass |in |the |groin. |On |examination |with |the |patient |standing, |a |
mass |is |noted |that |extends |into |the |scrotum. |The |patient |denies |any |trauma. |The |most |likely |
diagnosis |is |- |ANSWERS✔✔indirect |inguinal |hernia
A |3 |week-old |male |infant |presents |with |recurrent |regurgitation |after |feeding |that |has |progressed |to |
projectile |vomiting |in |the |last |few |days. |The |mother |states |that |the |child |appears |hungry |all |of |the |
time. |She |denies |any |diarrhea |in |the |child. |Which |of |the |following |clinical |findings |is |most |likely? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔olive |sized |mass |in |right |upper |abdomen
, A |65 |year-old |patient |with |adenocarcinoma |of |the |colon |in |remission |presents |for |follow-up. |Which |
of |the |following |tumor |markers |should |be |monitored? |- |ANSWERS✔✔CEA
A |42 |year-old |patient |who |is |being |treated |for |colon |cancer |with |chemotherapy |develops |nausea |and |
vomiting. |Which |of |the |following |drugs |would |be |the |most |effective |in |controlling |the |nausea |and |
vomiting? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ondansetron
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |important |intervention |in |acute |pancreatitis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔IV |
fluid |administration
what |is |the |termf |or |blue |discoloration |about |the |umbilicus |- |ANSWERS✔✔cullen's |sign
A |patient |presents |with |a |long |history |of |dyspepsia |refractory |to |maximum |appropriate |therapy. |A |
recent |upper |GI |series |revealed |multiple |gastric |and |duodenal |ulcerations |with |prominent |mucosal |
folds. |What |diagnostic |study |would |be |confirmatory |of |this |patient's |suspected |diagnosis? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔serum |gastrin |level
An |18 |month-old |female |presents |to |the |Emergency |Department |having |possibly |swallowed |a |
hearing |aid |battery
within |the |past |hour. |She |is |drooling |and |appears |anxious |but |parents |have |noticed |no |stridor |or |
dyspnea. |She |has |no
history |of |previous |esophageal |injury. |Physical |examination |is |unremarkable. |Chest |radiograph |
reveals |a |radiopaque |round |object |at |the |distal |esophagus. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |
appropriate |treatment |option |- |ANSWERS✔✔esophagoscopy |for |removal
A |45 |year-old |male |nonsmoker |presents |with |a |3-month |history |of |difficulty |swallowing. |He |describes
|the |gradual
onset |of |dysphagia |for |solids |and |liquids; |he |now |complains |of |substantial |discomfort |after |eating. |
What |is |his |most
likely |diagnosis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔achalasia
with answers
A |14 |month-old |male |who |attends |day |care |presents |with |a |two-day |history |of |frequent |watery |stools. |
His |mother |states |that |he |had |a |fever |and |vomiting |the |day |before |but |these |have |resolved. |His |
mother |denies |pain |in |the |child. |The |child |is |mildly |dehydrated |but |otherwise |appears |well. |Stool |
samples |are |free |of |blood |and |white |blood |cells. |The |lab |reports |no |ova |or |parasites |noted |in |the |stool |
samples. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |likely |diagnosis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔viral |gastroenteritis
Which |medication |is |considered |the |mainstay |of |therapy |for |mild |to |moderate |inflammatory |bowel |
disease? |- |ANSWERS✔✔sulfasalazine
A |middle-aged |patient |is |being |treated |for |recurrent |diarrhea |and |peptic |ulcer |disease |that |is |
refractory |to |adequate |standard |therapy. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |likely |diagnosis? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔zollinge-ellison |syndrome
The |parents |of |a |16 |year-old |male |presents |to |the |clinic |with |their |son |asking |that |you |examine |him. |
Over |the |past |9-12 |months |he |has |developed |behavioral |problems |and |emotional |lability. |Physical |
examination |reveals |a |well-developed |male |who |is |cooperative |with |exam |but |tends |to |be |easily |
distracted. |It |is |noteworthy |for |dysarthria, |a |resting |tremor |and |the |presence |of |gray-green |
pigmentation |surrounding |each |pupil. |The |most |likely |diagnosis |is |- |ANSWERS✔✔wilson's |disease
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |common |indication |for |operative |intervention |in |patients |with |
chronic |pancreatitis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔intractable |pain
A |20 |year-old |male |presents |with |a |mass |in |the |groin. |On |examination |with |the |patient |standing, |a |
mass |is |noted |that |extends |into |the |scrotum. |The |patient |denies |any |trauma. |The |most |likely |
diagnosis |is |- |ANSWERS✔✔indirect |inguinal |hernia
A |3 |week-old |male |infant |presents |with |recurrent |regurgitation |after |feeding |that |has |progressed |to |
projectile |vomiting |in |the |last |few |days. |The |mother |states |that |the |child |appears |hungry |all |of |the |
time. |She |denies |any |diarrhea |in |the |child. |Which |of |the |following |clinical |findings |is |most |likely? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔olive |sized |mass |in |right |upper |abdomen
, A |65 |year-old |patient |with |adenocarcinoma |of |the |colon |in |remission |presents |for |follow-up. |Which |
of |the |following |tumor |markers |should |be |monitored? |- |ANSWERS✔✔CEA
A |42 |year-old |patient |who |is |being |treated |for |colon |cancer |with |chemotherapy |develops |nausea |and |
vomiting. |Which |of |the |following |drugs |would |be |the |most |effective |in |controlling |the |nausea |and |
vomiting? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ondansetron
Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |important |intervention |in |acute |pancreatitis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔IV |
fluid |administration
what |is |the |termf |or |blue |discoloration |about |the |umbilicus |- |ANSWERS✔✔cullen's |sign
A |patient |presents |with |a |long |history |of |dyspepsia |refractory |to |maximum |appropriate |therapy. |A |
recent |upper |GI |series |revealed |multiple |gastric |and |duodenal |ulcerations |with |prominent |mucosal |
folds. |What |diagnostic |study |would |be |confirmatory |of |this |patient's |suspected |diagnosis? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔serum |gastrin |level
An |18 |month-old |female |presents |to |the |Emergency |Department |having |possibly |swallowed |a |
hearing |aid |battery
within |the |past |hour. |She |is |drooling |and |appears |anxious |but |parents |have |noticed |no |stridor |or |
dyspnea. |She |has |no
history |of |previous |esophageal |injury. |Physical |examination |is |unremarkable. |Chest |radiograph |
reveals |a |radiopaque |round |object |at |the |distal |esophagus. |Which |of |the |following |is |the |most |
appropriate |treatment |option |- |ANSWERS✔✔esophagoscopy |for |removal
A |45 |year-old |male |nonsmoker |presents |with |a |3-month |history |of |difficulty |swallowing. |He |describes
|the |gradual
onset |of |dysphagia |for |solids |and |liquids; |he |now |complains |of |substantial |discomfort |after |eating. |
What |is |his |most
likely |diagnosis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔achalasia
