PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-8000

A patient with Familial Adenomatous Polyposis underwent Total Proctocolectomy. Which of the following electrolytes will most likely be deficient in this patient and thus must be replaced?

PLE-8001

When would you ask the patient to come back for suture removal?

PLE-7991

Ultrasound is the most common diagnostic modality requested for the initial evaluation of problems affecting the biliary tree. How many millimeters is the common bile duct considered dilated if its width is more than?

PLE-7992

Which of the following ultrasound findings is most specific for chronic calculous cholecystitis?

PLE-7993

Which antibiotic will you give as prophylaxis to a 36-year-old male undergoing elective surgery for complicated duodenal ulcer disease?

PLE-7994

In relation to the patient described in the preceding question, when will you advise her to return for suture removal?

PLE-7989

Which of the following IV replacement fluids would be the best choice to give to a patient with Crohn’s disease who is experiencing fluid losses due to the presence of a colovesical fistula?

PLE-7990

How many calories would you obtain from 3L of D5LR?

PLE-7987

Which structures are spared during Whipple’s procedure?