PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-7976

A 17-year-old football player sustained a fall on his outstretched right arm during practice. Afterward, there was noted pain and swelling of the right clavicular area. X-ray confirmed a fracture of the middle third of the clavicle. At the ER, what would be the most appropriate initial management for this type of fracture?

PLE-7977

What is the initial diagnostic test to perform in evaluating the 4 cm nodule at the right lobe of the thyroid, which was noted 3 years ago, in a 38-year-old man who has no accompanying symptoms, denies family history of cancer or radiation exposure, and has a hard nodule that moves with deglutition and no palpable cervical lymph nodes on physical examination?

PLE-7978

A 75-year-old male presents with bulging of the midline abdomen, especially on straining. On physical examination, there is a separation of the midline. Which of the following statements is true about this condition?

PLE-7979

A 52-year-old female underwent breast conservation surgery with adjuvant radiotherapy for stage 1 breast cancer. What is her expected 5-year survival rate?

PLE-7972

What should be the accuracy of a preoperative diagnosis of acute appendicitis?

PLE-7968

How much IVF should be administered in a 63 kg man with third-degree burns to both entire upper extremities and anterior torso in the first 8 hours post-injury?

PLE-7969

What is the classic chronological order of symptoms in acute appendicitis?

PLE-7970

What are the hard signs of peripheral arterial injury, except for?

PLE-7971

What is the most common cause of a defective sphincter?