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Hemorrhoids (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What are hemorrhoids? Engorgement of the venous plexuses of the rectum, anus, or both; with protrusion of the mucosa, anal margin, or both Why do we have "healthy" hemorrhoidal tissue? It is thought to be i...

Hernias (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What type of inguinal hernia is felt on the side of the finger during exam? Direct What type of inguinal hernia is felt on the tip of the finger during exam? Indirect Will umbilical hernias in children <12 ...

Peptic Ulcer Disease (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Define peptic ulcer disease PUD is an ulcer of the upper GI tract mucosa involving the proximal duodenum (duodenal ulcer~90%) and distal stomach (gastric ulcer~10%) What is the incidence in the US? 1...

Anal disease (fissures, abscess, fistula) (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Perirectal Abscess . . . What is it? Abscess formation around the anus/rectum What are the signs/ symptoms of a perirectal abscess? Rectal pain, drainage of pus, fever, perianal m...

Small bowel carcinoma (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is small bowel carcinoma? Small bowel carcinoma is a rare malignant tumor originating in the small intestine, comprising only a small percentage of all gastrointestinal malignancies. What are c...

Surgical Jaundice (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Name the causes of prehepatic postoperative jaundice Hemolysis (prosthetic valve), resolving hematoma, transfusion reaction, post cardiopulmonary bypass, blood transfusions (decreased RBC compliance l...

Melena and hematochezia (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is melena? A black, tarry stool indicating an upper GI bleed What is hematochezia? Bright red blood in stool indicating lower GI bleed In colorectal cancer from which site is melena more comm...

Small Bowel Obstruction (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What is small bowel obstruction (SBO)? Mechanical obstruction to the passage of intraluminal contents What are the signs/ symptoms of SBO? Abdominal discomfort, cramping, nausea, abdominal dist...

Ulcerative Colitis vs. Crohn's Disease (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Only the rectum and colon Ulcerative Colitis Any part of the GI tract Crohn's Disease GI bleeding, fulminant colitis, and toxic megacolon Ulcerative Colitis Fistulas and renal s...

Hiatal hernia (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What is a sliding esophageal hiatal hernia? Both the stomach and GE junction herniate into the thorax via the esophageal hiatus; also known as type I hiatal hernia What is the incidence of hiatal hernia? ...

Colorectal carcinoma (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Define colorectal cancer? Adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum What is the incidence of colorectal cancer? Most common GI cancer Second most common cancer in the United States Incidence increases wi...

Pyloric Stenosis (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct What is it pyloric stenosis? Hypertrophy of smooth muscle of pylorus, resulting in obstruction of outflow What are the associated risks for pyloric stenosis? Family history, firstborn males are affect...

Diverticular disease (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct Describe diverticulitis Infection or perforation of a diverticulum What is diverticulosis? Condition in which diverticula can be found within the colon, especially the sigmoid; diverticula are ac...

Cholangitis (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is cholangitis? Bacterial infection of the biliary tract from obstruction (either partial or complete); potentially life-threatening What are the common causes of cholangitis? Choledocholithiasis Strictu...