PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-8186

In a patient with severe aortic stenosis, is the patient’s native pulmonary valve used to replace the stenotic aorta, and is a homograft used in place of the pulmonary valve?

PLE-8187

As the surgeon on duty, how would you approach this patient who drank a bottle of Liquid Sosa after failing the physician licensure exam and is suspected to have esophageal perforation?

PLE-8183

What is the drug of choice for primary peritonitis?

PLE-8184

A 43-year-old female patient with a 1 cm palpable mass in the right breast for 5 years underwent a core-needle biopsy, which revealed invasive ductal carcinoma. Breast conservation surgery was performed, and lymph nodes were negative for cancer cells. ER and PR tests were also negative. What is the appropriate next step?

PLE-8181

How many parathyroid glands are there?

PLE-8182

What condition is widened mediastinum most commonly associated with?

PLE-8179

A 15-year-old patient was bitten by a stray dog and sustained a 4cm lacerated wound in the middle 1/3 of the leg, lateral side. Which of the following statements is not true regarding the management of this patient?

PLE-8180

What is the most important component of healing in a large surface, superficial wound?

PLE-8176

A 50-year-old woman came into your clinic because of a painless anterior neck mass, which was associated with dysphagia, dyspnea, choking, and hoarseness, as well as signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism. Upon palpation, the mass in the hard, woody thyroid gland was found to be fixed to the surrounding tissue.