PLE Category: Surgery

PLE-7857

What is the most common type of elbow dislocation following an injury?

PLE-7858

What is the most common cause of hepatic abscess?

PLE-7852

A 35-year-old male patient presented with abdominal pain, fever, diarrhea, and weight loss. The patient had a history of pulmonary tuberculosis 5 years ago. Which of the following diagnostic tests will you request to confirm the diagnosis of ileocecal tuberculosis?

PLE-7853

What anesthetic agent will you use, since the patient is about to undergo a small mass excision on her back under local anesthesia and has requested for a prolonged anesthesia as she plans to go to work right after the procedure?

PLE-7854

Patient presented with fever, RUQ pain, and anorexia. Laboratory findings revealed elevated WBC and alkaline phosphatase. Ultrasound showed a 5 cm hypoechoic, unilocular lesion with a well-defined border at the left lobe of the liver. Which of the following characteristics of the abscess warrants aspiration?

PLE-7847

In esophageal carcinoma treatment, the best chance for a cure is through curative resection. Which of the following criteria is not an exclusion for curative resection?

PLE-7848

A 21-year-old male presents to the ER with complaints of left upper quadrant abdominal pain and excreting dark stool for a week. He had mitral valve replacement 4 years ago and has been on oral warfarin treatment. On physical examination, he was anemic, had a blood pressure of 140/80 mmHg, a heart rate of 114/min, and a hematocrit level of 17.6%. The left upper quadrant was tender on palpation. After volume replacement and blood transfusion, the patient underwent upper GI endoscopy, which revealed minimal bleeding in a mucosal tear in the distal esophagus. What is the next course of action?

PLE-7849

In diagnosing acute appendicitis, there are different signs which can be elicited: which sign tells you that the tip of the appendix is directed into the pelvis?

PLE-7850

How many kilocalories does a 4.5 L of D5LR provide?