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Board Review

Test materials are derived from both:
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

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Surgery Review Illustrated

Amit D. Tevar, Rafael E. Azuaje, and Larry T. Micon

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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 pressure128/60 mmHg
Na+ 
 
170 meq/L
Cl 
 
130 meq/L
Blood glucose410 mg/dL
BUN100 mg/dL
Creatinine1.5 mg/dL
Serum osmolality396 mOsm/L
Urine osmolality408 mOsm/L

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

A. 5 L
B. 10 L
C. 15 L
D. 18 L
E. cannot be calculated



 


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