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Surgery Demo MCQs (Every Option Explained)

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Q 01: General Surgery (Metabolic Response to Injury)

A 40-year-old male patient undergoes elective surgery for cholecystectomy. During the postoperative period, the patient experiences a sudden drop in body temperature, heart rate, and oxygen consumption. Which of the following best describes the physiological state of the patient at this time?  (Question Id: 600010)

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Q 02: General Surgery (Surgical infection)

A patient presents with rapidly progressive erythema, edema, and severe pain at the site of a recent surgical wound. On examination, crepitus is noted. Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause these symptoms?  (Question Id: 617008)

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Q 03: General Surgery (Gastrointestinal Surgery)

In a middle-aged female presenting with acute upper abdominal pain, jaundice, and fever, and with an ultrasound indicating the presence of a gallstone in the gallbladder and a single stone in the common bile duct (CBD), what is the most appropriate treatment option? (Question Id: 606004)

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Q 04: General Surgery (Trauma – Neck and Spine)

A 65-year-old female presents with chronic low back pain radiating down her left leg. She reports numbness and tingling in the same distribution. On examination, there is decreased sensation over the lateral aspect of the left leg and weakness in dorsiflexion of the left foot. Which investigation is most appropriate to confirm the diagnosis? (Question Id: 611010)

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Q 05: General Surgery (Abdomen & Abdominal Wall – Pelvic, PID, Ectopic Pregnancy)

A 35-year-old female with a history of Crohn’s disease presents with severe abdominal pain and fever. Physical examination reveals tenderness in the right lower quadrant. CT scan shows inflammation and thickening of the terminal ileum with an abscess. What is the most appropriate initial management? (Question Id: 600008)

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Q 06: General Surgery (Breast & Endocrine – Parathyroid Gland)

A 30-year-old woman presents with unintentional weight loss, palpitations, and prominent eye changes. Laboratory evaluation shows suppressed TSH with elevated T3 and T4 levels. What is the most likely diagnosis?  (Question Id: 603011)

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Q 07: General Surgery (Head & Neck)

A 40-year-old female presents with recurrent painful swelling of the right submandibular gland while eating. What is the most likely diagnosis?  (Question Id: 619005) 

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Q 08: General Surgery (Vascular Pathologies)

A 40-year-old obese female presents with pain, swelling, and warmth of the left calf 3 days after surgery. What is the most appropriate investigation?  (Question Id: 616011)

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Q 09: Orthopedics (Elective Orthopedics)

A 30-year-old male with a history of open tibial fracture treated 8 months ago now presents with chronic pain, discharging sinus, and X-ray showing sequestrum and involucrum. What is the best surgical management?   (Question Id: 611017)

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Q 10: Cardio-thoracic (Cardiac Surgery)

During coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), which conduit is considered the gold standard for grafting the left anterior descending (LAD) artery due to its superior long-term patency?   (Question Id: 623006)

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Q 11: Neurosurgery (Raised Intracranial Pressure)

A 5-year-old boy presents with a history of vomiting and balance problems. MRI reveals dilated lateral and third ventricles, but a normal fourth ventricle. What is the most likely diagnosis?    (Question Id: 604017)   (Question Id: 19036)

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Q 12: Neurosurgery (Intracranial Bleed & Tumors)

A 30-year-old male is brought to the ER after a motorcycle accident. He was initially unconscious, then regained full consciousness, but later developed rapid deterioration in GCS. A CT scan shows a biconvex, hyperdense lesion in the temporal region with midline shift. What is the most appropriate management?  (Question Id: 604026)

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Q 13: Genito-urinary (Kidney and Ureter Urinary Bladder)

A 65-year-old male, chronic smoker, presents with painless gross hematuria. Urinalysis confirms microscopic hematuria, and renal function tests are normal. What is the next best step in evaluation?  (Question Id: 620002)  (Question Id: 519001)

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Q 14: Genito-urinary (Prostate and Seminal Vesicles)

A 65-year-old male with LUTS presents for BPH evaluation. Digital rectal examination reveals a firm, nodular prostate. His PSA level is 12 ng/mL. What is the next best step before planning BPH surgery?   (Question Id: 621002)   (Question Id: 519006)

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Q 15: Genito-urinary (Testes, Scrotum and Urethra)

A 16-year-old boy presents with sudden-onset severe left testicular pain for 4 hours, associated with nausea. Examination shows a high-riding testis with an absent cremasteric reflex. What is the most likely diagnosis?   (Question Id: 622005)

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Q 16: Skin, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Skin and Subcutaneous)

A 25-year-old woman presents with several soft, compressible, tender subcutaneous nodules on her trunk. These have been gradually increasing over time. What is the most likely benign tumor? (Question Id: 625007)

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Q 17: Skin, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Burn)

A patient presents with hypertrophic scars and keloids following a burn injury. Which treatment modality is most effective in reducing the size and appearance of these scars?  (Question Id: 617007)

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Q 18: Pediatric Surgery (Pediatric Surgery)

A 4-week-old male presents with projectile, non-bilious vomiting after every feed. The baby appears dehydrated, and a firm, mobile, olive-shaped mass is palpated in the epigastrium. What is the most likely diagnosis?   (Question Id: 628008)

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Q 19: Pediatric Surgery (Neonatal Surgery)

 A newborn fails to pass meconium within 48 hours of birth and presents with abdominal distension. The rectal biopsy shows the absence of ganglion cells. What is the most likely diagnosis?  (Question Id: 629008)

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Q 20: Pediatric Surgery (Pediatric Urology)

A 3-year-old boy undergoes surgical correction for distal penile hypospadias. On follow-up at 6 weeks, the mother reports urine leaking from an opening along the underside of the penis, separate from the tip. There is no straining or signs of obstruction. What is the most likely postoperative complication?  (Question Id: 630014)

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