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PAEA General Surgery EOR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass what are the 2 conditions under the inflammatory bowel disease umbrella? - Answer- 1. ulcerative colitis 2. crohn's dz in comparing ulcerative colitis and crohn's dz, which is: -limited to the colon w/ rectum always involved *VS* mouth to anus -transmural *VS* mucosa/submucosa involved -LLQ *VS* RLQ pain -bloody diarrhea *VS* non -complications of perianal dz, strictures, fistulas & granulomas *VS* colon cancer & toxic me...

What is the most appropriate IV fluid for a preoperative patient who is NPO? A5% dextrose in water BHalf-normal saline CLactated Ringer solution DNormal saline - Answer- C lactated ringer solution A 65-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes mellitus presents to his primary care provider for a preoperative physical for an upcoming cholecystectomy. While interviewing the patient for a review of systems, he mentions he gets a crushing chest pain when going...

EOR exam- Surgery Questions and Answers 100% Pass Rectal condyloma What are the most common strains that cause these? What are the high risk strains? How do you diagnose? First line cream? First line in clinic therapy? 3 different options - Answer- HPV 6 & 11 HPV 16 & 18 Anal intercourse PE/Biopsy Imiquimod cream 1)Cryotherapy 2)Electrocautery 3)TCA 4)Surgical excision if greater than 1 cm What is most common cause of anal fissure? Where are 90% of fissures located? - Answer- C...

Surgery EOR: Preoperative/Postoperative Care Exam Questions and Answers When can a patient eat prior to a major surgery? - Answer- NPO after midnight or at least 8 hours What risks should be discussed with all patients and documented on the consent form for a surgical procedure? - Answer- Risk: Bleeding, infection, anesthesia, scars If a patient is on anti-HTN meds should the patient take them on the day of the procedure? - Answer- Yes Should a patient who smokes cigarettes stop before a...

General Surgery GI EOR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the most likely diagnosis of a *woman with RUQ pain for 12 hours, fever, leukocytosis*? What are risk factors of this? What is seen on the physical exam? What is the first mode of imaging for this? What is the gold standard test? What is the treatment? - Answer- Acute and chronic cholecystitis 5 Fs: *Female, Fat, Forty, Fertile, Fair* *(+) Murphy's sign* (RUQ pain with GB palpation on inspiration) RUQ pain after a *high...

General Surgery EOR Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass SIRS criteria - Answer- temp <36 >38 HR >90 Tachypnea >20 or PCO2 <32 WBC <4000 >12,000 SIRS - Answer- 2 criteria Sepsis - Answer- 2 criteria + source of infx Severe Sepsis - Answer- 2 criteria + source of infx + organ dysfx Septic Shock - Answer- 2 criteria + source of infx + organ dysfx + hypotension (ref) What is Ranson's Criteria? - Answer- Admission/severity criteria of acute pancreatitis glucose>20...

Surgery EOR Exam [PAEA Blueprint] Questions and Answers 100% Correct _______is the most important anesthetic complication. Anesthesia causes an uncontrolled increase in skeletal muscle oxidative metabolism, which overwhelms the body's capacity to supply oxygen, remove CO2, and regulative body temperature. - Answer- Malignant hyperthermia If patient is hyperkalemic (normal range 3.8-5.0), how should you treat the patient? - Answer- treat with glucose/insulin, and calcium +/-bicarb ______...

Surgery EOR Exam PA Easy Questions and Answers 100% Correct A 54-year-old man presents to the emergency department with crampy abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. The patient has not passed gas or had a bowel movement for at least 10 hours. On examination, the abdomen is distended and there are high-pitched bowel sounds with rushes. A plain radiograph of the abdomen reveals cecal distension to 12 cm. What is the most appropriate definitive management for this patient? A Intravenous flu...

surgery EOR questions with 100% correct answers peripheral artery disease intervention - Answer- first line = exercise/walking program and lifestyle changes + aspirin second = pentoxifylline 3rd = percutaneous angioplasty/stenting if it is critical you need to bypass it how to prevent post op a-fib - Answer- a beta blocker!!! patient has mesenteric ischemia, history of pain after eating, poorly localized or diffuse pain out of proportion to physical exam with weight loss and possibly bl...

Surgery EOR Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers what is the most common type of liver cancer? - Answer- hepatocellular carcinoma tx for hemochromatosis (excessive iron loading) - Answer- deferoxamine chelation HBsAg - Answer- acute/chronic infection HBeAg - Answer- VERY INFECTIOUS acute/chronic infection infectivity wild type viral infection anti-HBc - Answer- marker of exposure persists indefinitely anti-HBe - Answer- low infectivity Anti-HBs - Answer- marker of immunity VACCI...