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Where does thyroid cancer tend to mets to? - lung, liver and bones What primary cancers can spread to adrenal? - -lung (most common) -GI tract, breast, kidney, pancreas, skin (melanoma) How do you differentiate on the surface between the L and R lobes of the liver? - called the midplane of the liver or Cantlie line, divided by the middle hepatic vein that extends from gallbladder fossa to IVC What is the anatomic landmark to distinguish between the anterior and posterior segments of the rig...

Breast: What is presentation, treatment, prognosis for intraductal papilloma? - presents with bleeding/bloody nipple discharge (most common cause), usually benign, biopsy/resect via major duct excision Breast: What are contraindications to BCT (lumpectomy) in stage I breast cancer (and what specifically is not)? - 1) prior irradiation; 2) pos margins; 3) inflammatory; 4) pregnancy (unless 3rd trimester) Breast: what are the axillary node levels (1-3, and one more category)? - 1 - later...

2 weeks after a whipple operation, your patient continues to have early satiety with oral intake. You decide to start metoglopramide (Reglan) and erythromycin. What receptor does erythromycin bind to increase gastrointestinal motility? - Motilin (found primarily in the stomach, duodenum, and colon) Proteins are synthesized from: a. mRNA b. tRNA c. dsDNA d. ssDNA - mRNA 1 week after an APR, our patient develops urosepsis requiring volume resuscitation, antibiotics, and moderate amounts o...

A 34-year-old female presents after a high-velocity MVC with right flank pain and frank bright red blood in her urine. Her primary survey is intact, and vital signs are HR 112 bpm, BP 86/59 mmHg, RR 20/min, and oxygen saturation is 98% on room air. CT scan demonstrates a Grade IV laceration to the right kidney. The best choice for management is: A. Renorrhaphy B. Packing of the renal fossa, temporary abdominal closure, and return to the ICU. C. Total nephrectomy D. Observation in the inte...

anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, superior and inferior boundaries of inguinal canal? - A: external oblique P: transversalis fascia M: superficial inguinal ring L: deep inguinal ring S: inferior oblique and transversus abd I: inguinal ligament _______ appendix is more likely to cause rectal irritation, thus loose stools and urinary symptoms from bladder irritation - pelvic pain with internal rotation of the thigh - obturator test what type of appendix does an obturator test indica...

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American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination (ABSITE) – 2024 Questions with 100% Correct Answers

Breast: What is presentation, treatment, prognosis for intraductal papilloma? - presents with bleeding/bloody nipple discharge (most common cause), usually benign, biopsy/resect via major duct excision Breast: What are contraindications to BCT (lumpectomy) in stage I breast cancer (and what specifically is not)? - 1) prior irradiation; 2) pos margins; 3) inflammatory; 4) pregnancy (unless 3rd trimester) Breast: what are the axillary node levels (1-3, and one more category)? - 1 - later...

ABSITE Breast Health Assessment Exam Questions with certified Marking Scheme 2024/2025 During which trimesters can you do a breast conserving surgery with delayed postpartum radiation for a pregnant woman with breast cancer? - correct answer Second and third trimesters if the patient were in the first trimester, then delayed would be waiting too long. Instead do a simple mastectomy with axillary staging (SLNB) b/c there would be no need for radiation therapy postop How do you do a trac...

A 34-year-old female presents after a high-velocity MVC with right flank pain and frank bright red blood in her urine. Her primary survey is intact, and vital signs are HR 112 bpm, BP 86/59 mmHg, RR 20/min, and oxygen saturation is 98% on room air. CT scan demonstrates a Grade IV laceration to the right kidney. The best choice for management is: A. Renorrhaphy B. Packing of the renal fossa, temporary abdominal closure, and return to the ICU. C. Total nephrectomy D. Observation in the inte...