Question 1
A 45-year-old male with HIV has a septoplasty to correct a deviated nasal septum. Which exposure method entails the highest risk of occupational HIV exposure?
Correct Answer:
Needle stick
Question 2
A male patient, 48 years old, is getting a kidney transplant. After the new kidney has been connected to the patient's vascular supply and implanted, the surgeon immediately notices that the organ is not receiving adequate blood flow. The blood type of the donor is B-negative. in contrast to the O-positive receiver. What is causing the ischemia event, out of the following?
Correct Answer:
Type II hypersensitivity reaction
Question 3
A 25-year-old guy who has mixed internal and exterior hemorrhoids that are refractory to medical therapy has a 3 column excisional hemorrhoidectomy. He experiences suprapubic soreness and the inability to urinate later that evening. Which of the following factors most likely caused this complication?
Correct Answer:
Performing 3 quadrant hemorrhoidectomy instead of 2
Question 4
Despite surgical hemostasis and weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass, a patient continues to hemorrhage. After bypass, a thromboelastograph trace demonstrates a prolonged r-time (reaction time). Which of the following fits this result the best?
Correct Answer:
Coagulation factor deficiency
Question 5
Grade 2 hemorrhoids disease with prolapse and sporadic bleeding are present in a 45-year-old female with a known history of ileocolic Crohn's disease. Which of the following should be carried out before suggesting office-based or surgical treatment?
Correct Answer:
Flexible proctosigmoidoscopy
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