PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-7896

What are the three layers described by Bassini in his method of inguinal hernia repair?

PLE-7897

The colon of a 55-year-old male was inadvertently perforated during a colonoscopy procedure. Which segment is least likely to be involved?

PLE-7893

Which drug should be most avoided as it possesses the highest cross-reactivity with penicillin, considering the patient’s strong allergy to this class of medications?

PLE-7894

To accurately assess whether the fluid resuscitation for this 4 kg infant with 20% TBSA partial thickness burns on the trunk is adequate, what should the minimum measurement of urine output be?

PLE-7888

30 minutes prior, an 18-year-old female attempted suicide by ingesting hydrochloric acid. What should be done initially in your management?

PLE-7889

What is the most likely cause of the fever in a 58-year-old patient who underwent cholecystectomy and developed a fever 2 days post-operation, with no other associated symptoms?

PLE-7890

A 43-year-old male has been diagnosed with papillary carcinoma of the thyroid gland. The lymph nodes in the central compartment and the jugular chains are positive, and there is documented metastasis in the lungs. What is the stage of the cancer?

PLE-7891

How would you manage a 22-year-old female patient who complained of amenorrhea and galactorrhea, and was diagnosed with a 0.7cm pituitary tumor through diagnostic workups?

PLE-7892

What is the most important risk factor in the development of breast cancer?