Question 1
A 58-year-old man presents with right upper quadrant pain, fever, and jaundice after a recent ERCP. Total bilirubin is 6.2 mg/dL with elevated WBC. What is the most appropriate initial management?
Correct Answer:
Broad-spectrum antibiotics and biliary decompression
Question 2
Which of the following is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in adults in the United States?
Correct Answer:
Adhesions from prior surgery
Question 3
A 32-year-old woman has a 1.2 cm thyroid nodule. FNA shows follicular neoplasm (Bethesda IV). What is the most appropriate next step?
Correct Answer:
Diagnostic thyroid lobectomy
Question 4
A trauma patient is hypotensive after a stab wound to the left chest. FAST shows pericardial fluid. What is the most appropriate next step?
Correct Answer:
Emergent median sternotomy or left anterolateral thoracotomy
Question 5
Which artery is most commonly injured in a posterior knee dislocation?
Correct Answer:
Popliteal artery
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AOBS Surgery Practice Questions - AOBS Surgery Certifying Examination (General Surgery) Exam

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