General Surgery
20 free questions tagged General Surgery, each with a full explanation of every option.
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A 76-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation, whose apixaban was stopped three weeks ago after a fall, presents with four hours of severe constant central abdom…
Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common
A 66-year-old man is five days after an ultra-low anterior resection for rectal cancer and had initially been recovering well. Overnight he developed an irregul…
Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · common
A 78-year-old man from a residential aged care facility, with long-standing constipation, presents with three days of increasing abdominal distension and no pas…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common
A 45-year-old woman is admitted with epigastric pain radiating to the back and a serum lipase of 2400 U/L (<60). Ultrasound shows multiple small stones in the g…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old woman presents with two days of constant right upper quadrant and epigastric pain. Overnight she had two episodes of violent, uncontrollable shaki…
Gastroenterology and Hepatology · Clinical rotations · common
A 22-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with 24 hours of lower abdominal pain that began around the umbilicus and is now most marked on the rig…
Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 72-year-old woman with a BMI of 30 presents with a tender right groin lump that has become irreducible over the past 6 hours. She reports mild nausea but no v…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · niche
A 64-year-old man presents with a right-sided groin bulge that becomes more prominent on coughing. He reports no pain and has no difficulty with daily activitie…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 62-year-old man presents with a bulge in his right groin that becomes more prominent when he coughs and reduces spontaneously when lying down. On examination,…
Year 4 · Foundations · middle twist
A 54-year-old man presents with persistent heartburn and regurgitation despite six weeks of once-daily omeprazole. He has no dysphagia, weight loss, or anemia.…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 40-year-old woman presents with a 6-month history of intermittent upper abdominal discomfort described as postprandial fullness and occasional epigastric pain…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old woman is undergoing evaluation for persistent postprandial fullness and intermittent epigastric discomfort. She has no history of reflux or dyspha…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 58-year-old man with a 3-year history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) undergoes an upper endoscopy for ongoing reflux symptoms. Endoscopy reveals a…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 58-year-old man is undergoing evaluation for chronic upper gastrointestinal symptoms. He reports longstanding retrosternal burning, especially at night and af…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 52-year-old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of vomiting blood and lightheadedness. He reports passing black stools over the past fe…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 72-year-old woman with well-compensated alcoholic cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A) is referred due to persistent iron deficiency anaemia. She denies haematemesis, mel…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · niche
A 61-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 6-hour history of hematemesis and melena. He reports a long-standing history of osteoarthritis, fo…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · common
A 68-year-old man presents to his general practitioner for a routine review of his medications. He has a history of osteoarthritis, for which he takes naproxen…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 76-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 6-hour history of passing large volumes of bright red blood per rectum. He feels lightheaded and f…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist
A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with a 24-hour history of worsening abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. He has a history of open sigmoi…
Year 4 · Clinical rotations · middle twist