EOR SURGERY questions with answers
What |are |the |4 |cardinal |signs |of |strangulated |bowel? |- |ANSWERS✔✔fever, |tachycardia, |leukocytosis,
|and |localized |abdominal |tenderness.
________________ |should |be |initiated |in |all |patients |with |esophageal |variceal |hemorrhage |who |fail |
initial |endoscopic |management. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Balloon |tamponade
What |is |the |gold |standard |for |the |treatment |of |choledocholithiasis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ERCP |with |stone
|extraction.
What |is |parklands |formula |for |burns? |- |ANSWERS✔✔4 |mL |× |weight |(kg) |× |% |total |BSA |burned
50% |given |in |first |8 |hours, |remainder |over |16 |hours
What |is |the |most |appropriate |IV |fluid |for |a |preoperative |patient |who |is |NPO? |- |ANSWERS✔✔LR
__________________ |is |the |most |common |type |of |colorectal |cancer |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Adenocarcinoma
Idiopathic |intracranial |hypertension, |also |known |as |pseudotumor |cerebri, |is |an |elevated |intracranial |
pressure |in |the |absence |of |cerebrospinal |fluid |(CSF) |and |intracranial |pathology. |
_______________________ |is |the |mainstay |of |pharmacologic |treatment, |but |topiramate |may |be |used
|instead |when |headache |is |prominent |and |is |useful |in |patients |who |are |on |migraine |prophylaxis. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Acetazolamide
________________________ |level |is |recommended |for |patients |requiring |surgery |who |are |at |
intermediate |risk |of |hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal |axis |(HPA |axis) |suppression. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Morning |serum |cortisol
, ________________________ |is |used |to |confirm |the |diagnosis |of |esophageal |stricture, |exclude |
malignancy, |and |facilitate |biopsy |and |cytology. |It |is |more |sensitive |than |barium |swallow |and |
demonstrates |edema, |cellular |infiltrates, |basal |cell |hyperplasia, |and |increased |type |III |collagen |
deposition. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |(EGD)
A |35-year-old |man |with |a |history |of |internal |hemorrhoids |presents |with |bright |red |bloody |stools. |He |
reports |the |presence |of |a |lump |protruding |through |the |anal |canal |each |time |he |defecates, |coughs, |or |
sneezes. |He |is |able |to |manually |reduce |the |lump. |What |is |the |classification |of |his |hemorrhoids? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Grade |III |internal |hemorrhoids
What |are |grade |1 |hemorrhoids? |- |ANSWERS✔✔do |not |protrude |through |the |anus
What |are |grade |2 |hemorrhoids? |- |ANSWERS✔✔protrude |and |reduce |spontaneously
How |much |pleural |fluid |must |accumulate |in |the |pleural |space |before |it |is |visible |on |an |upright |chest |
radiograph? |- |ANSWERS✔✔At |least |75-100 |mL
MC |cause |of |transudative |pleural |effusion |- |ANSWERS✔✔CHF
MC |cause |of |exudative |pleural |effusion |- |ANSWERS✔✔infection |> |malignancy, |PE
Aa |subarachnoid |hemorrhage, |as |indicated |by |clinical |presentation |and |xanthochromic |
cerebrospinal |fluid |(CSF), |and |should |receive |_________________________ |- |
ANSWERS✔✔nimodipine
_________________________ |is |indicated |for |marginally |to |immediately |threatened |tissue |in |the |
setting |of |arterial |embolism |and |acute |limb |ischemia |- |ANSWERS✔✔Revascularization
The |classic |presentation |of |limb |ischemia |is |the |six |Ps |which |are |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔pallor, |pain, |
paresthesia, |paralysis, |pulselessness, |and |poikilothermia
What |are |the |4 |cardinal |signs |of |strangulated |bowel? |- |ANSWERS✔✔fever, |tachycardia, |leukocytosis,
|and |localized |abdominal |tenderness.
________________ |should |be |initiated |in |all |patients |with |esophageal |variceal |hemorrhage |who |fail |
initial |endoscopic |management. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Balloon |tamponade
What |is |the |gold |standard |for |the |treatment |of |choledocholithiasis? |- |ANSWERS✔✔ERCP |with |stone
|extraction.
What |is |parklands |formula |for |burns? |- |ANSWERS✔✔4 |mL |× |weight |(kg) |× |% |total |BSA |burned
50% |given |in |first |8 |hours, |remainder |over |16 |hours
What |is |the |most |appropriate |IV |fluid |for |a |preoperative |patient |who |is |NPO? |- |ANSWERS✔✔LR
__________________ |is |the |most |common |type |of |colorectal |cancer |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Adenocarcinoma
Idiopathic |intracranial |hypertension, |also |known |as |pseudotumor |cerebri, |is |an |elevated |intracranial |
pressure |in |the |absence |of |cerebrospinal |fluid |(CSF) |and |intracranial |pathology. |
_______________________ |is |the |mainstay |of |pharmacologic |treatment, |but |topiramate |may |be |used
|instead |when |headache |is |prominent |and |is |useful |in |patients |who |are |on |migraine |prophylaxis. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Acetazolamide
________________________ |level |is |recommended |for |patients |requiring |surgery |who |are |at |
intermediate |risk |of |hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal |axis |(HPA |axis) |suppression. |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Morning |serum |cortisol
, ________________________ |is |used |to |confirm |the |diagnosis |of |esophageal |stricture, |exclude |
malignancy, |and |facilitate |biopsy |and |cytology. |It |is |more |sensitive |than |barium |swallow |and |
demonstrates |edema, |cellular |infiltrates, |basal |cell |hyperplasia, |and |increased |type |III |collagen |
deposition. |- |ANSWERS✔✔Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |(EGD)
A |35-year-old |man |with |a |history |of |internal |hemorrhoids |presents |with |bright |red |bloody |stools. |He |
reports |the |presence |of |a |lump |protruding |through |the |anal |canal |each |time |he |defecates, |coughs, |or |
sneezes. |He |is |able |to |manually |reduce |the |lump. |What |is |the |classification |of |his |hemorrhoids? |- |
ANSWERS✔✔Grade |III |internal |hemorrhoids
What |are |grade |1 |hemorrhoids? |- |ANSWERS✔✔do |not |protrude |through |the |anus
What |are |grade |2 |hemorrhoids? |- |ANSWERS✔✔protrude |and |reduce |spontaneously
How |much |pleural |fluid |must |accumulate |in |the |pleural |space |before |it |is |visible |on |an |upright |chest |
radiograph? |- |ANSWERS✔✔At |least |75-100 |mL
MC |cause |of |transudative |pleural |effusion |- |ANSWERS✔✔CHF
MC |cause |of |exudative |pleural |effusion |- |ANSWERS✔✔infection |> |malignancy, |PE
Aa |subarachnoid |hemorrhage, |as |indicated |by |clinical |presentation |and |xanthochromic |
cerebrospinal |fluid |(CSF), |and |should |receive |_________________________ |- |
ANSWERS✔✔nimodipine
_________________________ |is |indicated |for |marginally |to |immediately |threatened |tissue |in |the |
setting |of |arterial |embolism |and |acute |limb |ischemia |- |ANSWERS✔✔Revascularization
The |classic |presentation |of |limb |ischemia |is |the |six |Ps |which |are |what? |- |ANSWERS✔✔pallor, |pain, |
paresthesia, |paralysis, |pulselessness, |and |poikilothermia
