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USMLE Step3 Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. most common fx when falling on outsretched hand






2. Tx of pulmonary contusion






3. What is most common lung injury after blunt chest trauma?






4. acute colonic ischemia






5. laparotomy 2 weeks ago - now pain in right shoulder tip; fever and tachycardia






6. MVC - unresponsive - bleeding from head - decr RR - unilat pupilary dilation - seizure






7. scrotal trauma






8. What time frame required for bone remodeling






9. When goiter needs surgery






10. cremasteric reflex test?






11. sudden onset of postoperative hyperglycemia when patient on TPN






12. diarrhoea after gastric bypass






13. Most common of sudden death due to steering wheel injury






14. MVC - unrestrained driver - chest bruises - peripheral cyanosis - tachycardia and tahypnoea






15. Tx of proximal non metastatic rectal ca






16. How to differentiate ACL and meniscus injury






17. When do we see complications due to hypophosphatemia






18. suddent turning while running; twisting injury to the knee with one foot fixed to the ground






19. What is terrible triad






20. how hyperventilation lowers ICP






21. Why ruq calcificaion is concerning






22. most common complication of acute cholecystitis






23. What is hungry bone syndrome?






24. dumping syndrome after gastrectomy






25. What is the complications of undescended testis






26. antibiotics of acute cholecystitis






27. bilateral symmetric reduction in perception of vibration - pain and temperature; ED and absent cremastieric reflex






28. How to confirm dx of compartment syndrom






29. types of hip fracture






30. managment of animal bite in hands






31. sudden onset of headache; right sided ptosis - anisocoria - nuchal rigidity






32. DD of acute scrotal pain






33. cremasteric reflex






34. 27 yo with scrotal mass; warm tender testes feel like bag of worms






35. mx of stress fx






36. conservative Tx of varicose veins






37. xray finding of stress fx after 3-4w






38. first step for evaluation of testicular swelling






39. first line of management of PVD






40. What percent of anal abscess deveolop fisutula






41. Patient underwent CABG; postoperatively drowsy. most likely cause?






42. anal sphincter tone






43. How to manage a patient with asystole






44. young patient with s/s mitral valve obstruction - now p/w diminished unitlateral pulses - foot pain and cold extremity






45. What is hydrocele?






46. aspiration of breast cyst is bloody






47. Why varicocele more common in the left side






48. How to evaluate painless testicular swelling suspicious for cancer






49. differential of ultrasound finding of breast mass






50. complication of distal radial fx and wrist fx splinted with palmar flexion at 15