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Surgery Form 1-4 Flashcards

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alcoholism, diarrhea, generalized weakness, enlarged liver, disuse tenderness, shifting dullness, Calcium 6 & normal amylase. Cause of hypocalcemia?

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Hypomagnesemia

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Why does low magnesiums causes low calcium?

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PTH cannot be released

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Hx of heartburn, cxray air-fluid level posterior to the cardiac silhouette. Barium swallow stomach herniating through the esophageal hiatus. Dx? NSIM?

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  • hiatal hernia

- EGD (esophagogastroduodenoscopy)

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Small painless sore with defined edges and a flat base containing purulent debris in ulcerative colitis

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Pyoderma gangrenosum

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Pyoderma gangrenous, abd pain and nausea

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Crohn’s disease

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Pyoderma gangrenous, mouth ulcer, genital ulcer

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Behcet’s disease (silk road disease), rare blood vessel inflammation throughout the body

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Pyoderma gangrenosum, bloody in stool and anemia

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Ulcerative colitis

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NSIM for possible popliteal aneurysm?

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Arteriography with runoff

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After arteriography procedure using right groin, pt noted with palpable thrill and a continuous machinery murmur at the site. Dx? Predictive info for hearth failure?

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  • AV fistula

- Size of the abnormalities (cause of increased venous return, high CO, heart failure)

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Very high ALP (Alkaline phosphatase) & narrow bile ducts on ERCP. Dx? predisposing factor?

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  • Primary sclerosis cholangitis

- Ulcerative colitis

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Bright red blood per rectum, ulcer in the posterior midlines of the anal canal, edematous skin tag at the anal verge. Dx? Tx?

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  • Anal fissure

- Sitz bath

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Hx HTN, DM, cholesterol embolus in a retinal artery. Cause?

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Carotid plaque (Hollenhorst plaque)

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Dysphagia and chest pian, GERD, inability to swallow solid food

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  • Stricture of the distal esophagus
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Inability to swallow both liquid and solid

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Achalasia

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Uncircumcised older man, multiple partners, painless ulcer on the penile glans that is growing

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Penile cancer (multiple partner indicates possible HPV)

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37F with liver mass that has central scar. Dx? NSIM?

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  • Focal nodular hyperplasia (Benign)

- No further workup needed

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37F, neck swelling, no weight changes or temp intolerance, Normal TSH, T4 & T3. Positive Thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin antibodies. Dx?

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Early Hashimoto disease (before TSH, T3,T4 changes)- chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis

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14YO boy, obese with hip and knee pain

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Slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE)

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Child after URI with hip pain, high WBC

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Viral arthritis (Toxic synovitis)

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Pt on mechanical ventilation, ARDS, washing out numerous organisms on abx, Cavitation lesion on right upper lobe of the lung. Dx?

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Lung abscess

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deep stupor, high BP, left hemiparesis and early decerebrate posturing, NO trauma. Dx?

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Ruptured intracerebral aneurysm

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a sudden severe headache, with NO focal neuro deficits

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SAH , possible from AVM, berry aneurysm

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82 post cholecystectomy two days ago, got pneumonia, cause

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impaired cough mechanism

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PE confirmed with no hypotension. Tx?

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Heparin

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PE confirmed with hypotension. Tx?

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Pulmonary embolectomy

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Coffe bean in abd xray. Dx? NSIM?

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  • Sigmoid volvulus

- Sigmoidoscopy-guded placement of a rectal tube

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Elderly with high calcium and bone resorption. Dx? what other lab?

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Hyperparathyroidism and low phosphorus

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HIV male pt with cauliflower-like mass on perineum. Dx? NSIM?

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  • SSC

- Biopsy of the mass

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MVA, femur fracture operation done, PRRC given, Jaundice after 9 days, elevated indirect bilirubin. Cause?

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Overproduction of bilirubin

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30
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5 days Post pancreticoduodenectomy surgery after trauma. What is the best nutrition delivery method?

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Enteral tube feedings

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Pt with CKD who got AV fistula 24hr ago has SOB, tachpenic, , JVD, S3 is

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High-output CHF, due to AV fistula having more fluid overload

32
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rust-colored breast discharge in 42 yo woman.

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Intraductal papilloma (usually in premenopausal women) 
or papillary carcinoma
33
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Pt with CV risk for surgery and can’t tolerate stress test do

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pharmacologic stress test (Dipyridamole-thallium scanning) Radionuclide scan

34
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Pallor optic disc, macular edema, thin arterioles, and sausage-like narrowing of the retinal veins. Dx?

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Central retinal artery occlusion

35
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Whipple triad is

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  • hypoglycemia symptoms brought on by fasting
  • BS < 50 during symptomatic attack
  • Glucose administration brings relief of symptoms
36
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Laparoscopy vs laparatomy

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-Laparotomy is open like celiotomy, where as laparoscopy is not

37
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Infections in axilla and groin area on 30YO, purulent drainage from small sinus opening along the indurated skin of the axilla. Infection involves

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Apocrine glands - Hydradenitis

38
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Steps to how to treat esophageal varies

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  • 2 large IV catheters
  • IVF
  • Octeriotide
  • Abx
  • Once pt is stable Upper GI endoscopy
39
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Cornual pregnancy is

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considered ectopic pregnancy that can rupture

40
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Borborgymi sounds heard in upper abd indicates

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early SBO with hyperactive and loud gurgling sound. Late SOB becomes hypoactive bowel

41
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Succussion splash heard on abd indicates

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gastric outlet obstruction

42
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Pt with hearing loss and ringing on r ear, unsteadying on gait. Weber test localized to the L ear, Ring test air conduction is greater than bone conduction bilaterally. Sensation to temperature is decreased over the R side of face, and decreased movement of the face on R side. MRI will show

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Acoustic neuroma (vestibular shwannoma)

43
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persistent air leak after chest tube placement for pneumothorax is

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-tracheobronchial injury

44
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Giant cell vasculitis tx

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-Immediate prednisone therapy and temporal artery biosy

45
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Rupture of the descending thoracic aorta b/p is ______ vs ascending _______

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hypertensive vs hypotensive in ascending

46
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Roby mass in the hemiscrotum

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Varicocele, also called “Bag of worms”

47
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The purpose of Indomethacin in PDA is

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cyclo-oxygenase inhibition with increased NE releases

- it is inhibitor of prostaglandin E2

48
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19 year old female with server abd pain. U/S abd with cystic mass increasing in size and leucocytosis. Dx? NSIM?

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  • Ovarian torsion

- Exploratory operation (if only cyst watch on contraceptive)

49
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19 YO with RLQ pain after sexual activities

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Rupture of ovarian cyst

50
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“Hot nodules” on thyroid scan are

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Toxic thyroid adenoma

51
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Cachectic is caused by what factor?

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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)

52
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Knee pain from sitting to standing position & tenderness to palpation along the medial joint line with effusion

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Torn meniscus (Meniscus tear)

53
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8yo with eye sensation, treating with erythema or the conjunctiva, photophobia and small vesicles with an erythematous base on the eyelid

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Herpes simplex conjunctivitis

54
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Diagnostic for carpal tunnel

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Nerve conduction studies (it is not EMG)

55
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multiple dilated loop of small bowel suggests

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obstruction

56
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gas in small bowel and liver suggests

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communication between enteric and biliary tract (possible due to stones)
-Cholecystoduodenal fistula

57
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What is the best indicator for adequate fluid resuscitation

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Urine output 30-40ml/hr

58
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Pearly surfaced lesion on upper lip

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Basal cell carcinoma

59
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Keratin surface lesion on the lower lip

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Squamous cell carcinoma

60
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treatment for biliary atresia

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liver transplantation

61
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which shock has high PCWP?

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Cardiogenic

62
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Treatment for intermittent leg claudication or PDA

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stope smoking
walking program
aspirin with clopidogrel
Cilostazol

63
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Best screening test for Cervical trauma

64
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82YO man with L groin pain, N/V, febrile, 90/60, 110, leukocytosis. Dx?

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Strangulated inguinal hernia

65
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In traumatic injures, in what order do you fix the order of injury to structural damage

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  1. Bone
  2. Vascular
  3. Nerve
66
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What are the two paraneoplastic syndrome that secret PRHrp?

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  • Squamous cell carcinoma or lung

- Renal cell carcinoma

67
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Low pitched, rumbling diastolic murmur heard at the apex, that disappears when pt lies on the R side

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Atrial myxoma

68
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Venous Duplex US with occlusion of left iliac veins, what should be given prior to perineal resection for rectal cancer

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Low-dose heparin prophylaxis

69
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Renal stenosis on R kidney which kidney will produce more renin or is it both?

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Only the affected kidney

70
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52 with R foot swelling, Hx of DM, x-ray R ankle osteopenia and disruption of disorganization of the joints

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Charcot joint (Neuropathic arthropathy)

71
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A hernia medial to the femoral vein

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A femoral hernia

72
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EGD shows stricture of the GJ junction and barrett’s esophagus

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Sliding hiatal hernia (associated with GERD)

73
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symptomatic nephrolithiasis will have __ in urinalysis?

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RBC segmented (gross or microscopic hematuria)

74
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Nulligravid women with ascites

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Ovarian tumor- Meigs syndrome

75
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Failure to suppress class II antigen recognition in the host, what kind of transplant rejection is it?

NBME-Step 2(BA) (2 decks)

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