PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-8178

In doing pericardiocentesis, which technique utilizes the shortest distance?

PLE-8169

A patient came in at the ER due to head trauma. Upon assessment with your senior resident, he said that his findings are very much consistent with an epidural hematoma. Which of the following is true regarding this case?

PLE-8170

Among the following local anesthetics, which one has the longest half-life?

PLE-8171

Mafenide acetate is one of the alternatives for topical antibiotic treatment in burns. What is a major side effect of the drug that should be observed?

PLE-8172

A medium-built, 35-year-old man came into the ER due to bleeding secondary to a gunshot wound. His heart rate is 115, he appears anxious, and he is already experiencing orthostatic hypotension. Based on the classification of hemorrhage, approximately how many milliliters is the blood loss?

PLE-8173

Biliary colic generally includes 1-5 hours of constant pain on the epigastrium or right upper quadrant, which usually radiates to what part of the body?

PLE-8174

In tension pneumothorax, is the contralateral lung compressed? Does the heart rotate about this/these vessel, eventually leading to circulatory collapse?

PLE-8175

This cytokine induces fever through prostaglandin activity in anterior hypothalamus and it also promotes beta endorphin release form pituitary

PLE-8167

You are about to perform a chest tube thoracostomy for a suspected malignant pleural effusion, right? Do you know that the best site to incise is at the: