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Clinical Surgery

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1. What is the differential diagnosis of a malignant melanoma?






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






3. What is a cyst?






4. What are the complications with regards to the surgical treatment of a ganglion?






5. What are the signs of chronic venous insufficiency?






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






7. In the tourniquet test - What do collapsed veins below the tourniquet indicate?






8. What investigations may help confirm the diagnosis of thoracic outlet obstruction?






9. What are the malignant diseases of the breast?






10. What is the main statistic with regards to salivary gland tumours?






11. What are the surgical options for managing ulcerative colitis?






12. What are the extratemporal causes of facial nerve palsy?






13. When should the drains be removed post-surgery?






14. How would you diagnose a branchial cyst?






15. What are multiple -painful lipomas known as?

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16. What are the specific complications of a Cimino-Brescia fistula?






17. What are the causes of atrial fibrillation?






18. What are the features of nodular melanoma?






19. What are the major causes of pre-hepatic jaundice?

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20. What are the causes of gynaecomastia?






21. Which patients should have their aneurysms repaired?






22. What should be done prior to surgery in the surgical treatment of an incisional hernia?






23. What are the features of ulcers in patients with sickle-cell disease?






24. What are the specific and immediate complications of thyroidectomy?






25. Where are pressure sores most commonly found?






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






27. In What age group is papillary carcinoma more common in?






28. How would you rehabilitate a patient following the placement of a stoma?






29. What should you keep in mind when assessing surgical scars?






30. What are the features of spider naevi?






31. What other part of the body can be affected by hyperhidrosis?

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32. What are the branches of the facial nerve?






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






34. What are the possible surgical techniques in the surgical treatment of a femoral hernia?






35. What are the causes of neuropathic ulcers?






36. What is the differential diagnosis of an epigastric mass?






37. How would you treat hidradenitis suppurativa?






38. What is a dermoid cyst?






39. What are the indications of median sternotomy?






40. What is the embryological origin of a thyroglossal cyst?






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

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42. What do you know about solitary thyroid nodules?






43. What are the causes of bilateral ptosis?






44. What are the two types of complications of thyroidectomy?






45. Why are 98% of varicocoeles left-side?






46. What is a solar keratoses?






47. What are the types of lung resection?






48. How would you treat pyoderma gangrenosum?






49. What is a carbuncle?






50. What is a furuncle?