Surgery nbme Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ANATOMY NBME EXAM TEST 2023/2024 Space from which epidural anesthesia and lumbar function are performed (depth) - CORRECT ANSWER-Subarachnoid space Vertebral level at epidural anesthesia and lumbar puncture are performed - CORRECT ANSWER-L3/L4 (or L4/L5) Level at which the spinal cord ends - CORRECT ANSWER-L2 Level to which the dural sac extends - CORRECT ANSWER-S2 Nerve root compressed by herniated lumbar disk - CORRECT ANSWER-One level below (e.g. L4/L5 compresses L5) Consequence of...

Family Medicine shelf NBME Exam Questions And Correct Answers, Verified Child 3-16 weeks old presents with cough for the past 2 weeks, tachypneic, diffuse crackles, wheezes, may have conjunctivitis, chest film shows hyperinflation and diffuse interstitial patchy infiltrates. No fever Chlamydial pneumonia Child had rhinorrhea and pharyngitis for 1-3 days then cough and wheezing. Lungs have diffuse rhonchi, fine crackles and wheezing RSV Cold symptoms (fever, runny nose and cough) develops ...

Surgery NBME Form 4 - Questions and Answers obese 72 yo - ED 15 min after collapsed at home > wife reports he's had upper abd pain, n/v for past 24 hrs PMHx: HTN and CAD diaphoretic 97.7 F P: 115/min, irr irregular RR: 22/min palp sys BP: 80 mmHg PE: no JVD; lungs clear; no murmurs/gallops; abd tender/rigid pulm art cath: dec CI, mean pulm art pressure, PCWP; inc SVR predominant type of shock in this pt? hypovolemic shocks vs swan-ganz Cath parameters (cardiac index (CI), CVP, PCWP, SVR) 1...

Surgery NBME Form 2 - Questions and Answers 37 yo - ED 30 min after MVA arrival: abd pain vitals stable PE: abd - diffuse tenderness; dec bowel sounds supine X-ray shown - herniation of abd contents into thorax most likely dx? ruptured diaphragm hx of blunt trauma/MVA, abnormal CXR, left lower lung opacity, elevated hemidiaphragm, and mediastinal deviation MC on the left bc there's no liver to protect it CXR: herniation of abd contents into thorax 42 yo - 2 days of RU abd pain and gen itching...

Surgery NBME Form 3 - Questions and Answers 3 wk old - 18 days of inc yellow skin/eyes born to 24 yo woman, G2P2, uncomplicated preg/delivery > 3175g at birth breast-fed exclusively today weights 3345g BR = 15 (direct - 13) most likely dx? biliary artesia suspected in 6-8 wk old babies - persistent, prog inc jaundice (more conj) dx: 1 wk of phenobarbital > HIDA scan if no bile reaches duodenum w/ phenobarbital > surgical exploration 22 yo - pain/edema of R.upper ext > 10 days after...

Surgery NBME Form 1 - Questions and Answers 42 yo - hospital w/ piece of meat lodged in lower esophagus meat removed by esophagoscopy w/ difficulty evening - 101 F most app dx study? water-soluble contrast upper gastrointestinal study don't repeat what procedure damaged her esophagus water-soluble aka gastrograffin - dx esophageal rupture neck x-ray - if food/thing stuck in oropharynx upper GI study - if want to look at thorax if this procedure is non-dx > Ba study if perforation confirmed...

Surgery NBME Form 1 Correct Questions & Answers

57 yo - 3 months of cough > last 4 wks - cough inc in freq > blood-tinged sputum once no PMHx; no meds SHx: smoked 1 pack cigs qd for 40 yrs BMI: 26 PE: coarse rhonchi - R.lung base CXR: 3 cm mass near hilum of R.lung biopsy: non-small cell CA of R.main stem bronchus mediastinoscopy and PET scan: no mets pre-op testing: > FEV1 - 600 mL > max voluntary vent (MVV) and DLCO - both 50% of predicted > PCO2 - 44 mmHg > PO2 - 75 mmHg what parameter is most useful ...

NBME Surgery 2023/2024 Question 1 Answer to the Previous Question -B -SOB, elevated pulse, low BP, JVD (elevated CVP) , crackles. ---> Cardiogenic shock. Question 2 Answer to the Previous Question -G -sphenopalatine artery (MCC of posterior nosebleeds) -Kiesselbach's plexus (MCC of anterior nosebleeds) Question 3 Answer to the Previous Question -B -Carotid duplex. Pt has symptoms of TIA. Question 4 Answer to the Previous Question -B -He is about to have a surgery,for resect...