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Clinical Surgery

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1. What are the venous symptoms in thoracic outlet obstruction more commonly due to?






2. Which investigations would you use in a patient whom you thought might be suffering from a dysmotility problem?






3. How does radiotherapy work?






4. What elements are ascertained in a thyroid history with regards to symptoms arising from the swelling?






5. What are the seven 'D's of nipple signs?






6. What are the important elements in the description of an ulcer?






7. What are the indications for preoperative Duplex ultrasound scanning






8. What are the seven signs in the hands that one should look for when assessing the thyroid status?






9. What is secondary lymphoedema?






10. What are the major causes of post-hepatic jaundice?






11. Where is the midinguinal point?






12. What are the risk factors for arterial disease






13. How would you treat a cystic hygroma?






14. How would you treat a keratoacanthoma?






15. To whom is the surgical treatment of Graves' disease particularly useful?






16. What is the treatment of choice in differentiated thyroid cancer?






17. What is a carbuncle?






18. If the patient has noticed pale stools and dark urine - what other questions would you ask?






19. How might the liver function tests help in distinguishing the types of jaundice?






20. What is a fistula?






21. Why is surgical treatment advised in the treatment of varicocoele?






22. What is the differential diagnosis of swollen legs?






23. What needs to be taken into consideration when marking the stoma site?






24. What is a cyst?






25. Raynaud's phenomenon






26. What investigations would you perform to help you in your diagnosis?






27. How do you classify skin flaps?






28. What are the types of lung resection?






29. What are the general complications of a stoma?






30. How would you treat a dermatofibroma?






31. What are the intratemporal causes of facial nerve palsy?


32. What is the significance of the ankle brachial pressure index?






33. How would you treat solar keratoses?






34. What are the features of Campbell de Morgan spots?






35. How would you treat a congenital dermoid cyst?






36. What are the aetiologies arising inside the parotid gland in a unilateral swelling of the parotid gland?


37. What are the hepatobiliary complications of IBD?






38. What are the appearances of the blood film after a splenectomy?






39. What are the acquired predisposing factors for basal cell carcinomas?






40. What are the signs of chronic venous insufficiency?






41. How should one examine a lump or swelling?






42. What are the principles of management of enterocutaneous fistulae?






43. What is the ABPI of patients with rest pain?






44. What are the secretomotor branches of the facial nerve?






45. What is the ABPI of patients with intermittent claudication?






46. What are the complications of a sebaceous cyst?






47. What are the causes of hepatomegaly?


48. What is the non-surgical treatment of a multinodular goitre?


49. Which normal tissues are particularly affected by radiotherapy?






50. What are the risk of radioiodine in the treatment of Graves disease?