ROSH Surgery Boosst Questions with
100% Correct Answers
Where do you expect to see a consolidation for aspiration pneumonia? Correct
Answer: middle to upper lobe
likely right side
What is the most common cause of lung abscess? Correct Answer: aspiration
pneumonia
What is the first step in evaluating inflammatory breast cancer? Correct Answer:
Diagnostic mammogram with screening mamo on contralateral side
what is the appropriate biopsy technique for inflammatory breast cancer?
Correct Answer: Two punch biopsies + 1 core needle biopsy
What is the treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer? Correct Answer:
Trastuzumab
Treatment for estrogen/progesterone + breast cancer? Correct Answer:
Tamoxifen, Raloxifene
What is the clinical presentation of paget disease of the breast? Correct
Answer: Scaley, raw, vesicular, or ulcerated lesion at the nipple of the breast
starts at nipple, spreads to areola
, What is the best initial treatment for ileus? Correct Answer: slow progression
towards oral intake
What findings are more lilely in ileus rather than SBO Correct Answer: Minimal
abdominal pain and tenderness - no perotinitis
Hypoactive bowel soudns
SBO is more likely colicky, intermittent with variable severity
What is the preferred surgical intervention for cecal volvulus? Correct Answer:
ileocecectomy** (NOT SURGICAL DETORSION)
Can do cecopexy with cecostomy tube in unstable patients
What is the first line treatment for Crohn's disease admitted to the hospital?
Correct Answer: For those high risk with moderate to severe disease (requiring
blood tranfusions, elevated ESR/CRP, being admitted)
Infliximab + mercaptpurine or azathioprine
(2 agents)
100% Correct Answers
Where do you expect to see a consolidation for aspiration pneumonia? Correct
Answer: middle to upper lobe
likely right side
What is the most common cause of lung abscess? Correct Answer: aspiration
pneumonia
What is the first step in evaluating inflammatory breast cancer? Correct Answer:
Diagnostic mammogram with screening mamo on contralateral side
what is the appropriate biopsy technique for inflammatory breast cancer?
Correct Answer: Two punch biopsies + 1 core needle biopsy
What is the treatment for HER2 positive breast cancer? Correct Answer:
Trastuzumab
Treatment for estrogen/progesterone + breast cancer? Correct Answer:
Tamoxifen, Raloxifene
What is the clinical presentation of paget disease of the breast? Correct
Answer: Scaley, raw, vesicular, or ulcerated lesion at the nipple of the breast
starts at nipple, spreads to areola
, What is the best initial treatment for ileus? Correct Answer: slow progression
towards oral intake
What findings are more lilely in ileus rather than SBO Correct Answer: Minimal
abdominal pain and tenderness - no perotinitis
Hypoactive bowel soudns
SBO is more likely colicky, intermittent with variable severity
What is the preferred surgical intervention for cecal volvulus? Correct Answer:
ileocecectomy** (NOT SURGICAL DETORSION)
Can do cecopexy with cecostomy tube in unstable patients
What is the first line treatment for Crohn's disease admitted to the hospital?
Correct Answer: For those high risk with moderate to severe disease (requiring
blood tranfusions, elevated ESR/CRP, being admitted)
Infliximab + mercaptpurine or azathioprine
(2 agents)
