EMQ's and data interpretation questions in surgery

SECTION 1: EMQS IN GENERAL SURGERY 1 Questions 1 Abdominal pain (i) 2 2 Abdominal pain (ii) 3 3 Small bowel obstruction 4 4 Abdominal masses 5 5 Anorectal conditions 6 6 Management of colorectal cancer 7 7 Management of inflammatory bowel disease 8 8 Investigation of gastrointestinal bleeding 9 9 Paediatric surgery 10 10 Splenomegaly 11 11 Ulcers 12 12 Abnormal abdominal x-rays 13 13 Complication of gallstones 14 14 Breast conditions 15 15 Treatment of breast cancer 16 16 Skin lesions 17 17 Presentation with a lump 18 18 Pathology terminology 19 19 Thyroid conditions (i) 20 20 Thyroid conditions (ii) 21 21 Feeding the surgical patient 22 22 The shocked surgical patient 23 23 Chest trauma 24 24 Glasgow Coma Scale 25 25 Complications of blood transfusion 26 26 Head injury 27 Answers 28 SECTION 2: EMQS IN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY 61 Questions 27 Hand conditions 62 28 Arthritis 63 29 Joint pain 64 30 Pain in the hip 65 31 Back pain 66 32 Complications of fractures 67 33 Management of fractures 68 34 Fall on the outstretched hand 69 35 Shoulder conditions 70 36 Knee conditions 71 37 Management of painful joints 72 38 Foot conditions 7339 Lower limb nerve lesion 74 40 Upper limb nerve injury (i) 75 41 Upper limb nerve injury (ii) 76 Answers 77 SECTION 3: EMQS IN VASCULAR SURGERY 93 Questions 42 Management of abdominal aortic aneurysm 94 43 Treatment of peripheral vascular disease 95 44 Complications of vascular surgery 96 45 Treatment of peripheral arterial disease 97 Answers 98 SECTION 4: EMQS IN UROLOGY 103 Questions 46 Haematuria 104 47 Testicular conditions 105 48 Bladder outlet obstruction 106 49 Management of prostate cancer 107 50 Urinary incontinence (diagnosis/management) 108 51 Management of renal stones 109 52 Lumps in the groin 110 53 Urological imaging/intervention 111 54 Renal masses/tumours 112 Answers 113 SECTION 5: EMQS IN EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SURGERY 127 Questions 55 Vertigo 128 56 Sore throat 129 57 Nasal blockage 130 58 Hoarse voice 131 59 Dysphagia 132 60 Ear pain 133 61 Acute paediatric airway obstruction 134 62 Swelling in the neck 135 Answers 136 SECTION 6: EMQS IN OPHTHALMOLOGY 149 Questions 63 Red eye 150 64 Diseases causing cataracts 151 65 Neuro-ophthalmology: pupils 152 66 Neuro-ophthalmology: visual fields 153 67 Ocular pharmacology 154 68 Ocular motility and ptosis 155 69 Ocular and orbital pathology 15670 Retinal pathology 157 71 Optic nerve pathology 158 72 Inherited eye disease 159 Answers 160 SECTION 7: EMQS IN ANAESTHESIA AND CRITICAL CARE 170 Questions 73 Arterial blood gases 171 74 Airway management 172 75 Anaesthetic emergencies 173 76 Intravenous access 174 77 Pain relief 175 78 Drugs for anaesthesia 176 79 Oxygen therapy 177 80 Preoperative investigation 178 81 Support in critical care 179 Answers 180 SECTION 8: EMQS IN PLASTIC SURGERY 192 Questions 82 Assessment of burns 193 83 Complications of burns 194 84 Skin cover 195 Answers 196 SECTION 9: DATA INTERPRETATION QUESTIONS IN SURGERY 201 Questions 85 Chest problem (i) 202 86 Chest problem (ii) 203 87 Abdominal CT 204 88 Perioperative problem 205 89 CT colon 206 90 Chest x-ray 207 91 Skin lesion 208 92 Bowel problems 209 93 Hand deformity 211 94 Knee pain 212 95 Hip x-ray 213 96 Headache (i) 214 97 Headache (ii) 215 98 Collapse 216 99 Abdominal pain 217 100 Arterial stenosis 218 101 Femoral angiogram 219 102 Loin pain 220 103 Renal imaging 221 104 Electrocardiogram 223 105 Perioperative optimization 224 106 Transthoracic echocardiogram 225107 Electrolytes 226 108 Lung function 227 Answers 228 SECTION 10: EMQ REVISION BOXES 246 Abdominal pain 248 Weight loss 249 Hepatobiliary surgery 250 Chronic liver disease 251 Paediatric surgery 252 Surgical radiology 253 Inflammatory bowel disease 254 Skin lesions 255 Thyroid malignancy 256 Thyroid disease 257 Urology investigations 258 Renal calculi 259 Lump in the groin 260 Dizziness/vertigo 261 Sore throat 262 Dysphagia 263 Neck lumps 264 The paediatric hip 265 Upper limb nerve injury 266 Lower limb nerve injury 267 Reflexes and motor nerve roots 268 Upper limb orthopaedic conditions 269 Lower limb orthopaedic conditions 270 Red eye 271 Retinal signs 272 Pupils 273 Ocular movements 274 Visual field defects 275 Hypertensive retinopathy 276 Diabetic retinopathy 277 Neurosurgery/head injury 278 Arterial blood gases 279 Classical EMQ descriptions of blood gases 280 Skin cover in plastic surgery