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Clinical Surgery

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1. What are the pathological features of thyroglossal cyst?






2. Where are pressure sores most commonly found?






3. How should one conclude a thyroid examination after examining the patient from the back?






4. What systems are tackled when taking into consideration a thyroid history?






5. How would you treat a cystic hygroma?






6. What are the causes of a solitary thyroid nodule?






7. What is the 'reconstruction ladder'?






8. What is hidradenitis suppurativa?






9. What is the origin of lymphangiomas?






10. What are the main aetiologies in diffuse enlargement of the thryoid?






11. What is the medical treatment of Graves disease?






12. Why are diabetics particularly prone to foot pathology?






13. What is a neurofibroma?






14. How should one treat a sebaceous cyst?






15. What is a sinus?






16. What is the mainstay of treatment in ascites?






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






18. What are the causes of gangrene?

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19. What is venous gangrene?






20. What does minimally invasive surgery involve in the surgical treatment of a pharyngeal pouch?

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21. What are the general complications of a stoma?






22. What about umbilical herniae in children?






23. What is Adiposis dolorosa or Dercum's disease associated with?






24. What is the surgical treatment of Graves disease?






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






26. What is the pathogenesis of thoracic outlet obstuction?






27. What are the treatment options available for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the skin?

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28. How would you treat this condition?






29. What are the taste branches of the facial nerve?






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






31. What is the surgical treatment of a popliteal aneurysm?






32. What are the four commonest types of malignant melanoma?






33. What are possible useful investigations in gynaecomastia?






34. What are the features of lentigo maligna melanoma?






35. What are the two main systems which need to be examining thyroid status in a surgical patient?






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






37. Why do these neuropathic ulcers form?






38. What are the contents of the spermatic cord?






39. What is the causes of the carotid artery aneurysms?






40. What would you tell to a lady with varicose veins about the proposed surgery?






41. What are the motor branches of the facial nerve?






42. Which is the most widely accepted repair for umbilical herniae?

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43. How would you investigate a patient who was referred with a carotid bruit?






44. What are the main features of splenomegaly in the clinical examination?






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






46. What are the indications for preoperative Duplex ultrasound scanning






47. What are the secondary causes of Raynauds?






48. What are the different types of mastectomy that can be performed?






49. What are the seven signs in the eyes that one should look out for when assessing the thyroid status?






50. What do you know about solitary thyroid nodules?