PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-8248

What is the most common location of aneurysms?

PLE-8249

A 14-year-old male presents with severe local pain and tenderness in the area of the tibial tubercle. The patient was previously healthy and engages in multiple activities such as football, running, and cycling. How will you manage the patient?

PLE-8244

What are the only drugs shown to reduce short and long-term perioperative cardiac morbidity and mortality in non-cardiac surgery?

PLE-8241

A 50-year-old female consulted because of yellowish discoloration of the skin and sclera. She was diagnosed to have multiple gallstones 2 years ago based on ultrasound results. On PE, the patient is icteric, afebrile, with RUQ tenderness. What is the most likely cause of this patient’s jaundice?

PLE-8242

What are the current indications for ED thoracotomy, except for?

PLE-8243

A 34-year-old male was stabbed in the neck by an unknown assailant 15 minutes ago. He was immediately rushed to the ER. Upon seeing the patient, his blood pressure was 100/60, heart rate was 98, respiratory rate was 29, and temperature was 37 degrees Celsius. He did not appear to be in distress. The wound sustained was at the level of the cricoid. He complains of hoarseness and dysphagia. What is the initial step in the management of the patient?

PLE-8239

A 40-year-old female presented with a 5 cm solitary, firm thyroid nodule, as well as a scalp mass on the parieto-occipital area, which showed lytic changes on X-ray. Biopsy of the skull lesion revealed colloid material, same as that seen on FNAB of the thyroid nodule. What is the most likely diagnosis?

PLE-8240

What is the appropriate management for lobular carcinoma in situ, and which of the following options are included?

PLE-8236

What is the rare, premalignant condition in which the gallbladder wall becomes calcified?