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Clinical Surgery

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1. What is the differential diagnosis of a dermatofibroma?






2. What are the 3 objectives that one should look out for in the palpation of varicose veins?






3. What are the signs in the mouth of Peutz-Jegher disease?






4. What are the surgical principles in Mayo's operation?






5. What are the features of an inguinal hernia?






6. What investigations are appropriate for deep venous disease?






7. What are the specific complications of inguinal hernia repair?






8. What are the treatment options available for Basal Cell Carcinoma?






9. How do true umbilical herniae occur?






10. How might a patient with a popliteal aneurysms present?






11. What is the surgical treatment of pressure sores?






12. What are the features of ulcers in patients with rheumatoid arthritis?






13. What is a dermatofibroma?






14. What is Frey's syndrome?






15. What side effect would you warn this patient about if considering cervical sympathectomy?


16. What is primary lymphoedema?






17. What is the differential diagnosis of a testicular tumour?






18. What are the signs in the mouth of Hereditary telangiectasia?






19. What are the causes of bilateral ptosis?






20. What are the two main classifications for thyroid enlargement?






21. What is the treatment of a chemodectoma?






22. What are the hepatobiliary complications of IBD?






23. What are the complications of incisional hernia?






24. What is the medical treatment of Graves disease?






25. What are the indications for lung resection?






26. What are the contents of the spermatic cord?






27. What do you know about thyroid cysts?






28. What is the one-year survival of amputations?






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






30. What are the congenital predisposing factors for malignant melanomas?






31. What is neurofibromatosis?






32. What are the features of nodular melanoma?






33. What is the differential diagnosis of swollen legs?






34. What are the surgical treatment principles of incisional hernia?






35. What radiological investigations would be helpful in distinguishing the different causes?






36. What factors predispose to incisional hernia?






37. What level does the serum bilirubin need to rise to before jaundice can be detected on clinical examination?






38. In which patients are abdominal aortic aneurysms most common?






39. What are the rare causes of digital clubbing?


40. How would you treat a cystic hygroma?






41. In What age group does anaplastic carcinoma usually present in?






42. What would you tell patients about their recovery from inguinal hernia repair?






43. What are the cardiac causes of digital clubbing?






44. What are the complications of atrial fibrillation?






45. What is the prophylactic treatment of pressure sores?






46. What are the common causes of ascites?






47. What is the normal ABPI?






48. What are the non-surgical treatment options for coarctation of aorta?






49. What is a useful mneumonic to remember what you have to present when examining a lump or swelling?






50. How is a Cimino-Brescia arteriovenous fistula fashioned?