2015 - 7th Flashcards
Mechanism of action of Silodosin?
a. Phosphodiesterase inhibitor
b. Alpha blocker
b. Alpha blocker
A patient presented to the ER after abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) surgery with fever and new heart murmur. It was found the she has (name of bacteria?). Sensitivity chart showed resistance to vancomycin. What will you give her?
a. Azathioprine
b. Ciprofloxacin
c. Gentamycin
d. Linezolid
d. Linezolid
A 20-year-old diabetic and heavy smoker presented with sustained tibial lower third fracture. What type of non-union this patient will have?
a. Hypertrophic
b. Atrophic
c. Oligotrophic
b. Atrophic
A male patient had open pelvic fracture. Post-operatively, he developed numbness in the anterior scrotum and anterior pubis. Which nerve was affected?
a. Femoral
b. Obturator
c. Ilioinguinal
d. Genital branch of genitofemoral
e. Ilio-hypogastric
d. Genital branch of genitofemoral
A patient presented with shock. He had multiple injuries, including a simple pneumothorax, pelvis fracture, etc. What is the cause of his shock?
a. Cardiac arrhythmia
b. Anaphylaxis
c. Bleeding
c. Bleeding
A patient presented to the ER after a street fight. He punched a man in his face and now has a laceration extending the width of his dorsal aspect of the hand over his metacarpophalangeal joints (We assumed it was from hitting the teeth of the other man). Which of the following pathogens will you cover in his antibiotic regimen?
a. Pasteurella multocida
b. Streptococcus bovis
c. Eikenella echinococcus
c. Eikenella echinococcus (A common pathogen acquired from human bites)
Patient has a BMI of 35. He developed cola-colored urine after a long urological procedure/surgery. His creatinine kinase levels were high. No other information was provided. What is the likely diagnosis?
Rhabdomyolysis
An 80-year-old male, with restrictive lung disease, requires urethral catheterization. His physician wants to give him chronic prophylaxis to UTI. Which drug will worsen his respiratory condition?
a. Ciprofloxacin
b. Nitrofurantoin
c. Amoxicillin
d. Cefuroxime
e. Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
b. Nitrofurantoin
Which of the following is true regarding the healing process of bridging plate use for diaphyseal fracture (extra-articular stabilization)?
a. Provides stable environment (very rigid stabilization)
b. Primary bone healing
c. No callus
d. Endochondral ossification
d. Endochondral ossification
A 60-year-old female was skiing. She suddenly had dislocated fracture of femoral neck. What is the best way of management?
a. Hemiarthroplasty
b. Total hip replacement
. Total hip replacement (the patient is active from the scenario)
A 55-year-old patient presented with moderate lower urinary tract symptoms, mainly nocturia and frequency more than 8 times. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
a. Urine cytology
b. Frequency volume chart
c. Urodynamics
d. Oral desmopressin
e. Oral alpha-blocker drug
e. Oral alpha-blocker drug (moderate symptoms of BPH is an indication to start treatment medically. Urodynamics are optional)
A patient has presented with right limb swelling after radical mastectomy and radiotherapy. What test to confirm your diagnosis?
a. Magnetic resonance imaging
b. Ultrasound
c. CT
d. Lympho-schintigraphy
d. Lympho-schintigraphy
A young patient fell from 7-meter height. His x-ray showed bilateral fracture of the calcaneus. What other associated injuries might this patient present with?
a. Vertical shear of the pelvis and lumbar spine fracture
b. Vertical shear of the pelvis and lumbar and cervical spine fracture
c. Fracture of the talus, vertical shear of the pelvis, lumbar spine fracture, femoral fracture
a. Vertical shear of the pelvis and lumbar spine fracture
A patient presented with neck pain and headache post trauma. On examination, you found ptosis, miosis and anhidrosis. How would you confirm the diagnosis?
a. Neck CT scan
b. Chest x-ray
c. MRI
a. Neck CT scan
Answer: a (carotid dissection)
Young male came in with left testicular mass. It was excised from inguinal showing 3-cm germ
cell tumor. What will we follow up to check for metastasis or surveillance?
a. Paraaortic
b. Aortocaval
c. Pelvic
d. Inguinal
e. Para-caval
a. Paraaortic
A 16-year-old was presented with a left neck mass. Cytology was done and showed medullary thyroid carcinoma. His calcium levels are normal. The boy is adopted so no family history is available. What is the best next step in management?
a. Order cortisol level
b. Order MRI
c. Upper and lower endoscopy
d. Serum metanephrines
e. Order thyroglobulin level
d. Serum metanephrines (Check for MEN2a)
A patient had neck mass. It is shown to be thyroid cancer and its type is B cell lymphoma. What is the treatment?
a. Total thyroidectomy
b. Total thyroidectomy with central node dissection
c. Chemoradiation
d. Radiation
c. Chemoradiation
Which zone of the prostate is affected by prostatic adenocarcinoma?
a. Transitional
b. Peripheral
c. Periurethral
b. Peripheral
A 55-year-old gentleman underwent an elective inguinal hernia repair and spinal anesthesia. Six hours post-operatively, he experienced difficulty in urination and sensation of incomplete urination. On examination, the bladder was percussible and distended. The amount of residual urine was 200 ml and post-void residual volume was 150 ml. What is the best management?
a. Wait until he voids
b. Insert Foley’s catheter
c. Insert suprapubic catheter
b. Insert Foley’s catheter
A 1-year-old child underwent inguinal hernia repair. On the morning after the surgery, he developed fever, watery diarrhea and patchy redness over the lower abdomen and pelvis. There was peau d’orange changes above the incision. He also had pain out of proportion to touch.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
A) Polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis
B) Allergic reaction to antiseptic
C) Abdominal compartment syndrome
D) Missed bowel injury
A) Polymicrobial necrotizing fasciitis
A 43-year-old female had thyroid lobectomy for solitary thyroid nodule 6 months ago. Her thyroid function tests showed hypothyroidism and she was started on thyroxine. Which drug may affect thyroxine levels and higher dose may be needed?
a. Phenytoin
b. Metronidazole
c. Phenelzine
d. Cimetidine
e. Morphine
a. Phenytoin
A 58-year-old lady diagnosed with muscle invasive bladder cancer is undergoing radical cystectomy and neobladder reconstruction using the terminal ileum. On the next follow-up, she looked pale and was found to have megaloblastic anemia. What is the most likely reason of her anemia?
a. Infection
b. Renal impairment
c. Medication toxicity
d. Vitamin B12 deficiency
e. Folate deficiency
d. Vitamin B12 deficiency
Which of the following is a contraindication to c-collar?
a. Stable spinous process fracture 4
b. Stable spinous process fracture 5
c. Atlantoaxial dissociation
d. Soft tissue injury and neck muscle spasms
c. Atlantoaxial dissociation
What is the treatment of stage I osteosarcoma?
Resection of the tumor with chemotherapy
A patient with neurogenic bladder presented with a bladder stone around 5 cm. What is the management?
a. Transurethral cystolitholapaxy
b. Percutaneous cystolitholapaxy
b. Percutaneous cystolitholapaxy
What does azoospermia mean?
a. Zero sperm
b. Sperm <1 million
c. Reduced sperm motility
a. Zero sperm
A patient had a bleeding issue and his labs showed prolonged prothrombin time (PT). He was on warfarin. Which of the following factors are involved?
a. II, VII, IX, X
b. X, XI, XII, XII
c. II, V, VI, VII
a. II, VII, IX, X
A 65-year-old man complaining of new onset acute urinary retention necessitating evacuating with urethral catheter. He has been on warfarin for one month after undergoing coronary stenting. Digital rectal examination revealed large prostate with no nodules and good anal tone. His creatinine level was normal. Abdominal US showed normal sized kidneys, thickened wall of the bladder with multiple diverticula and a prostate size of 100 g. What would be your next best step after inserting foley’s catheter?
a. Transurethral resection of prostate (TURP)
b. Give Tamsulosin and observe
c. Suprapubic proctectomy
d. Laser prostatectomy
b. Give Tamsulosin and observe
A 38-year-old male, a known case of diabetes mellitus type 2, has 2 cm kidney stone. Urine culture was done 3 days ago and it was negative. PCNL was arranged, and pus was aspirated. Which of the following is the next step?
a. Irrigate pus and continue PCNL
b. Abort and do ESWL
c. Abort procedure and keep nephrostomy
d. Convert to ureteroscopy
e. Convert to open nephrectomy
c. Abort procedure and keep nephrostomy
A patient had shoulder dislocation. The humerus is displaced medially to glenoid. Which nerve will likely to be injured?
a. Axillary nerve
b. Radial nerve
a. Axillary nerve
A patient with Parkinson disease has recurrent urinary tract infections. What is the most common type of stones in these patients?
a. Struvite
b. Cystine
c. Calcium oxalate
d. Ammonium oxalate
a. Struvite
A patient with disc herniation at L2-L3 level. What would you expect on physical examination?
a. Weakness of hip flexion and absent knee reflex
b. Weakness of knee flexion and absent achilles reflex
c. Weakness of knee extension and absent knee reflex
c. Weakness of knee extension and absent knee reflex
A patient had anterior dislocation of the hip joint. Which nerve is likely to be injured?
a. Femoral
b. Obturator
c. Ilioinguinal
d. Sciatic
e. Peroneal
a. Femoral
What is the most common cause of infertility in a 43-year-old gentleman?
Varicocele
A marathon runner had unilateral foot pain. His x-ray was done and showed transverse fracture line with cortical thickening (hyperlucent). What is the diagnosis?
a. Stress fracture
b. AVN
a. Stress fracture
Which of the following is a risk factor for increased mortality in necrotizing fasciitis?
a. Delay in surgical debridement
b. Age
c. Diabetes
a. Delay in surgical debridement
A patient presented with an abnormality in his scar as a post-operative complication. He had abnormal growth of tissue, but it was respecting the edges of the wound. What is the appropriate treatment option?
a. Excision
b. Intra-lesional steroids
c. UV therapy
b. Intra-lesional steroids
- Young female athlete with clavicular fracture. Which of the following is an absolute indication for fixation?
a. Bone fragments 1 cm overlap
b. Being diabetic
c. Young active athlete
d. Tenting of the skin
e. Fracture of the contralateral humerus
Most likely e (bilateral fractures)
A 33-year-old lay with history of SLE on prednisolone and immunosuppressive medication. She complains of bilateral groin pain for the past 6 months. What is the most likely the diagnosis?
a. Lupus reactive arthritis
b. Osteoarthritis
c. Avascular necrosis (AVN)
d. Gout
e. Osteoporosis secondary to steroids
c. Avascular necrosis (AVN)
What statement accurately describes Monteggia fracture?
a. Fracture of the proximal ulna with proximal radioulnar joint dislocation
b. Fracture of the distal ulna with distal radioulnar joint dislocation
c. Fracture of the proximal radius with proximal radioulnar joint dislocation
a. Fracture of the proximal ulna with proximal radioulnar joint dislocation
A straightforward question about Toxic epidermal necrosis (TEN). A scenario was given (blisters and large areas of peeling skin), and the question was about the diagnosis itself.
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