Surgery - Group 6 | Medical Hub

86. A diabetic with large gluteal abscess, dressing very painful, almost fainted. To ease suffering, order dressing under:

A) An analgesic dose of ketamine B) General anaesthesia C) Local anaesthesia D) IV sedation

87. A patient with painful forearm swelling for 4 days, warm, tender, erythematous, fluctuant, failed aspiration with 23G needle. Next step?

A) Take the patient for drainage under general anaesthesia B) Try larger needle C) Antibiotics D) Observation

88. A 25 years old with abdominal pain and fever, 1 week post-appendicectomy, mucoid diarrhea, fever, PR tenderness, anterior fullness, urine pus cells. Diagnosis?

A) Pelvic abscess B) Wound infection C) UTI D) Peritonitis

89. A 60 years old diabetic with right leg pain, parasthesia worse after standing, back pain worse on stooping, unable to dorsiflex right big toe. Most likely cause?

A) L5-S1 intervertebral disc prolapse B) Peripheral neuropathy C) PAD D) Cauda equina

90. The most significant symptom of a tumor in the left colon is:

A) Bleeding per rectum B) Abdominal pain C) Change in bowel habit D) Weight loss