PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-8025

A 45-year-old diabetic woman underwent a routine GI series. An incidental finding of a gallstone was discovered, but the patient is asymptomatic. What is the best management for this situation?

PLE-8026

A 54-year-old businessman had a solitary lesion on the right lobe of the liver on ultrasound. There was no jaundice or RUQ pain noted. Alkaline phosphatase was elevated, but serum bilirubin is normal. The patient most probably has:

PLE-8027

What is the space that is also known as Morrison’s pouch?

PLE-8028

A young woman was rushed to the emergency room after suffering from a blunt chest trauma in a vehicular crash. She is dyspneic, with a respiratory rate (RR) of 40 breaths per minute. Breath sounds are markedly diminished on the right side. When inserting a thoracostomy tube, what is the lowermost limit of the parietal pleura at the lateral border of the erector spinae?

PLE-8021

In this age group, what is the most common part of the femur fractured?

PLE-8022

A 12-year-old boy, weighing 40 kg, will undergo circumcision. What is the maximum dosage of lidocaine that can be administered?

PLE-8023

A 25-year-old male was involved in a vehicular accident. He sustained a blunt injury to the bladder. It was noted that the urine extravasated to the perivesical space, but not to the peritoneal space. The most probable part of the urinary bladder that is perforated is:

PLE-8020

What is the structure that demarcates the node levels in breast cancer?

PLE-8016

During severe stress, what is the expected basal energy expenditure of the body?

PLE-8017

Which of the following statements is not true in the management of cardiac tamponade?