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1) Recurrent pressure ulcers, next step? Myocutaneous flap.(it’s not practical to bring edges together,
other options include ishcioectomy but this is invasive)
4)Venous ulcer patient was put on compression stockings. Next step? No further management
9)Multiple transfusions, bleeding continues. What's deficient? Platelets. Cuz we didn't give him platelets
with FFP, blood
12)Best way of feeding after CNS lesion? jejunal feeding(enteral feeding is better than parenteral in
general)
13)Trauma to brain. Sodium high. Dx? Central DI(Answer was decreased ADH release)
14)Flank pain after transfusion. Has been crossmatched. Dx? ABO incompatibility
22)Pearly shaped mass on nose with telengiectasias? BCC. Picture was shown
30)Renal failure. PTH is sky high. Cause is? Hyperplasia of the four parathyroids
34)Colonoscopy for man with suspected liver mets from colon CA(presentation of RUQ pain, weight
loss,…)
42)Case of Diverticulitis vs ovarian torsion. Age 35, female, 2 days duration. Mostly diverticulitis
44)case of vomiting, abdominal pain after years of surgery. Cause is? Adhesions
46)Pancreatic CA case(easy)
48)Intraductal papilloma(easy)
50) Young girl. Suspected breast mass(fibroadenoma) on exam. Next step? U/S of breast
53,54) 2 ethics qustions i forgot. But in general (if you did surgery on a patient and during the surgery
you found non life-threatening lesion, don't resect it because the patient didn't give consent for it. But if
it's life-threatening, resect it).
*Note 3: abide by patient wishes if he/she refuses a life-saving procedure (provided she’s competent)
55) Abdominal distension with Regurgitation of food. Dx? Tracheoesphageal fistula
56)Thigh mass after exercise. Painless. Dx? Osteosarcoma. Other options include Quadreceps muscle
strain
58)DVT invloving femoral artery. Patient on prophylactic dose of heparin. Next step? Theraputic heparin
dose. Other options include thrombectomy
64)Fournier gangrene case. Next step? debridement. Other options include antibiotics
66)What do you expect after immediately revascularizing ischemic bowel. EtCO2 - base deficits, pH,...
and other parameters. (In general think of reperfusion injury)
67MI case. Easy
69Pneumocystis jirovici case. I don't think the answer was this one. He was an HIV patient who
developed bilateral lung opacities after surgery. Maybe the answer is ARDS
76)Foot drop after leg casting. Injured nerve? Peroneal nerve( it gets compressed against bone)
79) Abdominal pain, mass after pancreatitis. Next step? CT abdomen (pseudocyst)
82)You operate on an old man. Found AAA of 7 cm. What to do? Recommend resection
83) Massive PE case. Patient BP very low. Next step? Echocardiogram not CT angio
87) Blood pressure of 180/100 after surgery. Cause is? Pheochromocytoma. Other options include pain
89) Atelectasis after surgery. What could have prevented this? Incentive spirometry
90) Patient with BUN of 119. He’s bleeding. Cause? Platelet dysfunction
91) Patient on heparin, developed thrombosis. Cause? HIT. Note: PT was elevated in this case because
he was on warfarin not because of DIC
95)Case with leukocytosis, mid-upper abdominal pain, WBCs in urine,… Dx? Pyelonephritis. I actually
chose diverticulitis because the pain description was vague. Some say it was mentioned flank pain.
97) Suspected kidney injury after trauma. Next step? CT with contrast
98)Case of mass on face. It’s erythematous, fluctuating,… Next step? Incision and drainage
101)Thrill and palpable mass at site on dialysis catheter insertion. Cause? AV fistula
102)Case of compartment syndrome (pain with stretching). What to do? 4-compartment fasciotomy
104)case giving labs values of calcium, PTH, phosphorus before and after surgery. Cause is?
Immobilization (calcium, phosphorus rise slightly, PTH drops slightly)
105)long case describing urine retention. Best way to provide long-term benefits? Intermittent
catheterization
106)Case of neck hematoma after carotid endarterectomy. Voice was raspy?? Next step? Surgery
107) Patient on CVC developed sepsis. Cath is clean. Cause? Catheter infection (even if clean)