Surgery EOR Exam Questions with 100% Correct Answers

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 VACCINATION what can cause false + for hemoccult? - Answer- grapefruit, red meat, turnips radishes, horseradish, cauliflower VITAMIN C, NSAIDS, ASA "gold standard" to diagnose chronic pancreatitis - Answer- ERCP study of choice for gallbladder studies - Answer- U/S study of choice for diverticulosis - Answer- barium enema MCC LGI bleed - Answer- diverticulosis (MC in sigmoid colon) most common cause acute pancreatitis - Answer- biliary disease (gallstones) alcohol most common type of pancreatic cancer - Answer- ductal adenocarcinoma (MC location = head) what is courvoiser's sign? - Answer- palpable, nontender gallbladder. indicates obstruction of distal CBD due to mass. TOC for pancreatic cancer - Answer- whipple (pancreatoduodenecotom) MCC colon cancer - Answer- adenocarcinoma MCC esophageal cancer - Answer- SCC what drug can be used to treat acute mesenteric ischemia? - Answer- papavarine (vasodilator) what is the study of choice for zollinger ellison syndrome? - Answer- secretin stimulating test + if secretin does NOT inhibit gastrin secretion Tx: PPI, sx, chemo T/F: cholangitis is an emergency - Answer- true. infection of biliary tract due to obstruction --> leads to biliary stasis and bacterial overgrowth. MCC cholangitis - Answer- choledocolithiasis. post ERCP. what is charcot's triad? - Answer- RUQ pain jaundice fever reynold's pentad? - Answer- charcot's triad