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General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review, Fourth Edition_ Pearls of Wisdom

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Initial treatment of 50 year-old female with metastatic breast CA to ribs & spine with ↑Ca²⁺  :-- Bisphosphonates [Fluid + Lasix + mithramycine/bisphos/calcitonin/ aldaronic acid] Contraindications to SLNBx  :-- 1. Clinically suspicious axillary LN 2. T3/T4 3. Large biopsy cavity 4. Prior axillary surgery 5. Recent mammoplasty/breast implant 6. Likely intraductal papilloma Young woman with bloody nipple discharge & normal mammogram →  :-- Likely intraductal papilloma ...

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Where does thyroid cancer tend to mets to? - lung, liver and bones What primary cancers can spread to adrenal? - -lung (most common) -GI tract, breast, kidney, pancreas, skin (melanoma) How do you differentiate on the surface between the L and R lobes of the liver? - called the midplane of the liver or Cantlie line, divided by the middle hepatic vein that extends from gallbladder fossa to IVC What is the anatomic landmark to distinguish between the anterior and posterior segments of the rig...

ABSITE Focus on Stomach Health Assessment Test Exam Review Questions with all Answers verified for accuracy Updated 2024/2025 Gastric ulcers: risk factors - correct answer M, tobacco, etoh, nsaids, H pylori, uremia, stress (burns, sepsis, trauma), steroids, chemo Gastric ulcers: location - correct answer 80% on lesser curvature of the stomach Gastric ulcers: hemorrhage - correct answer associated with higher mortality than duodenal ulcers Gastric ulcers: sx - correct answer epigastri...

Initial treatment of 50 year-old female with metastatic breast CA to ribs & spine with ↑Ca²⁺ - correct answer Bisphosphonates [Fluid + Lasix + mithramycine/bisphos/calcitonin/ aldaronic acid] Contraindications to SLNBx - correct answer 1. Clinically suspicious axillary LN 2. T3/T4 3. Large biopsy cavity 4. Prior axillary surgery 5. Recent mammoplasty/breast implant 6. Likely intraductal papilloma Young woman with bloody nipple discharge & normal mammogram → - corr...

Where does thyroid cancer tend to mets to? - Answer- lung, liver and bones What primary cancers can spread to adrenal? - Answer- -lung (most common) -GI tract, breast, kidney, pancreas, skin (melanoma) How do you differentiate on the surface between the L and R lobes of the liver? - Answer- called the midplane of the liver or Cantlie line, divided by the middle hepatic vein that extends from gallbladder fossa to IVC What is the anatomic landmark to distinguish between the anterior and ...