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	Schwartz's Principles of Surgery: Self-Assessment and Board Review, 8e F. Charles Brunicardi, Mary L. Brandt, Dana K. Andersen, Timothy R. Billiar, David L. Dunn, John G. Hunter, and Raphael E. Pollock Copyright Contributors
	Surgery Review Illustrated Amit D. Tevar, Rafael E. Azuaje, and Larry T. Micon Preface Copyright Contributors

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Select a review topic. Please note that topics are broken into sets of no more than 50 questions each to ensure optimal functionality:

• Acute Care Surgery > Critical Care and Management of Shock I

• Acute Care Surgery > Critical Care and Management of Shock II

• Acute Care Surgery > Thermal Injuries I

• Acute Care Surgery > Thermal Injuries II

• Acute Care Surgery > Trauma I

• Acute Care Surgery > Trauma II

• Acute Care Surgery > Trauma III

• Airway Management and Anesthesia I

• Airway Management and Anesthesia II

• Cardiothoracic Surgery > Acquired Heart Disease

• Cardiothoracic Surgery > Congenital Heart Disease

• Cardiothoracic Surgery > Esophagus and Diaphragm I

• Cardiothoracic Surgery > Esophagus and Diaphragm II

• Cardiothoracic Surgery > Lung and Mediastinum

• Cardiothoracic Surgery > Thoracic Aorta Disease

• Coagulation and Anticoagulation

• Endocrine Surgery > Adrenal I

• Endocrine Surgery > Adrenal II

• Endocrine Surgery > Endocrine Pancreas

• Endocrine Surgery > Parathyroid

• Endocrine Surgery > Thyroid

• Fever, Microbiology, and Surgical Infection I

• Fever, Microbiology, and Surgical Infection II

• Fluid/Electrolyte and Acid Base Management I

• Fluid/Electrolyte and Acid Base Management II

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Acute Abdomen I

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Acute Abdomen II

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Anorectum

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Hepatobiliary I

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Hepatobiliary II

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Hepatobiliary III

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Hernias

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Obesity

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Pancreas

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Spleen

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Large Intestine

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Small Intestine I

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Small Intestine II

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Stomach and Duodenum I

• Gastrointestinal Surgery > Stomach and Duodenum II

• Gynecology I

• Gynecology II

• Head and Neck > Eye & Ocular Adnexa

• Head and Neck > Otolaryngology

• Neurosurgery I

• Neurosurgery II

• Nutrition

• Orthopedics I

• Orthopedics II

• Patient and Equipment Safety I

• Patient and Equipment Safety II

• Patient Assessment and Perioperative Management I

• Patient Assessment and Perioperative Management II

• Pediatric Surgery I

• Pediatric Surgery II

• Pediatric Surgery III

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery > Hand Surgery

• Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery > Plastic Surgery I

• Surgical Oncology > Breast I

• Surgical Oncology > Breast II

• Surgical Oncology > Head and Neck Tumors

• Surgical Oncology > Melanoma

• Surgical Oncology > Principles of Oncology I

• Surgical Oncology > Principles of Oncology II

• Surgical Oncology > Sarcoma

• Technical Skills

• Transplantation

• Urology I

• Urology II

• Vascular Surgery > Arterial Disease I

• Vascular Surgery > Arterial Disease II

• Vascular Surgery > Venous and Lymphatic Disease I

• Wound Healing I

An 80-year-old man is admitted to hospital from his nursing home for severe obtundation and possibly dehydration. He is diabetic and on tube feeding. The day before admission, he was found on the floor in his room, semicomatose. His urine volume was 1.5L within the first 12 h. Some of his vitals and laboratory findings are as follows:

Blood pressure	128/60 mmHg
Na⁺	170 meq/L
Cl^–	130 meq/L
Blood glucose	410 mg/dL
BUN	100 mg/dL
Creatinine	1.5 mg/dL
Serum osmolality	396 mOsm/L
Urine osmolality	408 mOsm/L

Given that he weighs 80 kg, his estimated water deficit is


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