Combank 2

Question 1

How do we best treat central retinal artery occlusion?

Answer 1

Ocular massage

Question 2

Abdominal pain after taking the gallbladder out, what should be high on the differential list?

Answer 2

Bile leak

Question 3

What type of abx should be used for prophylactic colorectal surgery, including appendicitis?

Answer 3

Second generation cephalosporins, like cefotetan

Question 4

What to remember about the cancerous potential of lobular carcinoma in situ of the breast?
How do you manage?

Answer 4

Very low malignant potential and thought to be risk factor but not defined as precursor lesion

Dose observation

Question 5

Two ways that are first line to treat Achalasia?

Answer 5

Myotomy

Pneumatic dilation

Question 6

Best management for testicular torsion?

Answer 6

Bilateral orchiopexy

Question 7

If we are doing surgery in the neck and post op the patient has hoarseness, what nerve was probably hit and what is it a branch of?

Answer 7

Recurrent laryngeal

Vagus

Question 8

What to give for MRSA if vancomycin doesn’t work?

Answer 8

Linezolid

Question 9

Old person with calcification on spleen?

Answer 9

Splenic aneurysm

Question 10

What solution do we irrigate with on skin where there is a wound?

Answer 10

Isotonic saline