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1. What are the categorical causes of digital clubbing?






2. What are the mechanical obstruction causes of dysphagia?


3. What is the surgical treatment of pressure sores?






4. What are the late side-effects of radiotherapy?






5. What is hidradenitis suppurativa?






6. What do you know about thyroid cysts?






7. How would a patient with carotid aneurysm be investigated?






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






9. What are the predisposing factors for Raynaud's phenomenon?






10. What are the features of ulcers in patients with squamous cell carcinoma?






11. What do you know about thyroid malignancy?






12. What is a dermoid cyst?






13. Obstructive Jaundice - With regards to radiological investigations






14. What is a pyogenic granuloma?






15. How do patients with a pharyngeal pouch usually present?






16. What is the mean age for presentation of follicular carcinoma of the thyroid?






17. What are the causes of acquired umbilical herniae in adults?






18. What are the indications for forming a stoma?






19. What are the indications for splenectomy?






20. What is the aetiology of varicocoeles?


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






22. Which patients might be considered for carotid endarterectomy?






23. How would you treat a congenital dermoid cyst?






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






25. What do patients with rest pain typically get more severe pain at night?






26. What are the coordination abnormalities causes of dysphagia?






27. What is the pathogenesis of peripheral neuropathy?






28. What are the anatomical levels that leg amputations are usually found at?






29. What are the questions that should be asked when taking a history for a lump or ulcer?






30. What are the two types of complications of amputations?






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






32. What are the features of ulcers in patients with arteriovenous fistulae?






33. What are the three objectives to be taken note of in the palpation part of the arterial examination?






34. What are the complications of a sebaceous cyst?






35. Sclerotherapy To treat varocose veins






36. What symptoms - a patient with an epigastric hernia might have complained of at presentation?






37. What are the two main types of aetiologies in the differential diagnosis of a unilateral swelling of the parotid gland?






38. What questions should one ask to someone with dysphagia?






39. What are the intracranial causes of facial nerve palsy?






40. What does four-layer compression bandaging comprise of?






41. What are the signs in the mouth of Lichen Planus?






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






43. When considering the treatment of a disease in a surgical patients - What are the important modalities of treatment which should be considered?






44. Simple cyst Treatment






45. Conservative way to treat varicose veins?






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






47. What are the causes of gangrene?


48. What are the indications of median sternotomy?






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






50. Surgical way too treat Varicose veins