A 40-year-old female presented with a 3-cm palpable, non-movable, painless mass on the upper outer quadrant of her right breast. No axillary nodes are appreciated. Ultrasound showed that the mass is hypoechoic with indistinct margins. What is the next best step in your management?
The Child-Turcotte-Pugh scoring is used to predict the surgical risk of intra-abdominal operations on cirrhotic patients. A 56-year-old male was diagnosed with chronic liver disease resulting from chronic hepatitis B infection. On physical examination, he was oriented to three spheres, conversant, not in distress, and negative for shifting dullness. Laboratory tests revealed a bilirubin level of 3 mg/dL, albumin level of 1.5 g/dL, INR of 1.6, and abdominal ultrasound showed minimal intra abdominal fluid. What is the patient’s CTP score?
Which of the following is associated with the highest expected infection rates?
What is the weight of a normal thyroid gland?
What is the exception to the Amsterdam criteria for clinical diagnosis of HNPCC?
What is the most important prognostic factor for recurrent disease and survival in breast cancer?
A 28-year-old male presents with a 3-year history of a left inguino-scrotal mass. On examination, the mass measures 5×4 cm, is slightly tender, and is reducible. What would be the next step?
What is the most practical way to establish the diagnosis for a 43-year-old female who practices reverse smoking and presents with a 2.5×2 cm ulcer with heaped up borders on the right floor of the mouth? Physical examination revealed a 1×2 cm submandibular mass on the right, along with several enlarged discrete masses on the right upper jugular area.
What is not true about fresh frozen plasma?
A 23-year-old male came in with a 4 cm laceration on his right cheek after engaging in a brawl. Which of the following sutures is most appropriate for closing this patient’s laceration?