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USMLE Step3 Surgery

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. contraindication of urethral catheterization






2. what size of ureteral stone for non op mx






3. sudden onset of headache; right sided ptosis - anisocoria - nuchal rigidity






4. What types of breast implants are available






5. acute colonic ischemia






6. How to differentiate communicative and non-communicative hydrocele






7. suprapubic catheterization






8. When do we see complications due to hypophosphatemia






9. conservative Tx of varicose veins






10. stress fx






11. scrotal trauma






12. When goiter needs surgery






13. complication of distal radial fx and wrist fx splinted with palmar flexion at 15






14. characteristics of ureteral stone?






15. aspiration of breast cyst is nonbloody






16. varicocele






17. prostate enlarged - nontender - no nodularity - elevated PSA






18. mx of stress fx






19. complications of TPN






20. sudden onset of severe periumbilical pain/n/v; AF; hx of MI






21. common complication of inadequate mx of scaphoid fx






22. What is prehn sign?






23. 3 mo with groin bulge; bulge appears when child cries






24. What is cushing's triad






25. When patient can go back to sports after clavicle fx






26. most common fx when falling on outsretched hand






27. midline neck swelling moves with protrusion of tongue






28. lacunar stroke






29. How to confirm achiles tendon rupture






30. When to stop raloxifene before surgery






31. How to dx ACL tear?






32. mangement of localized lymphadenopathy






33. What is terrible triad






34. laparotomy 2 weeks ago - now pain in right shoulder tip; fever and tachycardia






35. SOB - confusion - petechial rash after trauma - fracture






36. when scaphoid fx patient needs to be referred to orthopedic






37. complication displaced or communited distal radial fx






38. anal sphincter tone






39. cremasteric reflex






40. differential of ultrasound finding of breast mass






41. How to manage a patient with asystole






42. first line of management of PVD






43. how ABI help dx of PVD






44. Patient underwent CABG; postoperatively drowsy. most likely cause?






45. sudden onset of postoperative hyperglycemia when patient on TPN






46. bilateral symmetric reduction in perception of vibration - pain and temperature; ED and absent cremastieric reflex






47. severe pain in leg after MVC






48. How to evaluate painless testicular swelling suspicious for cancer






49. What percent of anal abscess deveolop fisutula






50. What is hungry bone syndrome?