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    General

    Surgery End of Rotation Exam Topic List

    PRE-OPERATIVE/POST-OPERATIVE CARE

    GASTROINTESTINAL/NUTRITIONAL

    Risk assessment:

    Abdominal pain

    Cardiac disease (history of myocardial infarction,


    unstable angina, valvular disease, hypertension,
    arrhythmias, heart failure)
    Pulmonary disease (history of asthma, chronic
    obstructive pulmonary disease)
    Metabolic disease (history of diabetes, adrenal
    insufficiency)
    Hematologic disease (history of clotting disorders,
    anticoagulant use)
    Tobacco use/dependence

    Anorexia

    Substance abuse
    Post-operative fever

    Diarrhea/constipation/obstipation/change in bowel
    habits
    Melena/hematochezia

    Wounds infections

    Esophageal strictures

    Deep venous thrombosis

    Esophageal cancer

    Fluid/volume disorders (volume


    overload/depletion)
    Electrolyte disorders

    Hiatal hernia

    Acid/base disorders

    Gastric cancer

    Heartburn/dyspepsia
    Nausea/vomiting
    Jaundice
    Hematemesis

    Peptic ulcer disease

    Pyloric stenosis


    CARDIOVASCULAR

    Acute/chronic cholecystitis
    Cholelithiasis/choledocholithiasis

    Chest pain; history of angina

    Cholangitis

    Syncope

    Hepatic carcinoma

    Dyspnea on exertion

    Acute/chronic pancreatitis

    Claudication

    Pancreatic pseudocyst

    Aortic aneurysm/dissection

    Pancreatic carcinoma

    Arterial embolism/thrombosis

    Appendicitis

    Peripheral arterial disease

    Inflammatory bowel disease

    Arterial/venous ulcer disease

    Small bowel carcinoma

    Varicose veins

    Toxic megacolon

    Colorectal carcinoma


    HEMATOLOGY

    Diverticular disease
    Bowel obstruction (small, large, volvulus)

    Easy bruising/bleeding

    Anal disease (fissures, abscess, fistula)

    Anemia

    Hemorrhoids

    Fatigue

    Hernias (inguinal, femoral, incisional)

    Bariatric surgery

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    General Surgery End of Rotation Exam Topic List

    PULMONOLOGY

    ENDOCRINOLOGY

    Shortness of breath

    Tremors

    Hemoptysis

    Fatigue

    Weight loss, fatigue

    Palpitations

    Lung carcinoma

    Heat/cold intolerance

    Pleural effusion

    Hyperparathyroidism

    Pneumothorax

    Hyperthyroidism

    Pneumonia (post-operative)

    Thyroid nodules

    Thyroid carcinoma


    NEUROLOGY/NEUROSURGERY

    Adrenal carcinoma

    Change in vision
    Change in speech
    Motor and/or sensory loss

    Pheochromocytoma


    OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY

    Vascular disorders (carotid disease)

    Pain

    Subarachnoid hemorrhage

    Skin changes

    Subdural hematoma

    Nipple discharge

    Epidural hematoma

    Adenopathy


    UROLOGY/RENAL
    Edema
    Orthostatic hypotension
    Urinary retention

    Benign breast disease (fibroadenomas,


    fibrocystic breast disease)
    Breast carcinoma


    DERMATOLOGY

    Dysuria

    Rash

    Fluid and electrolyte disorders

    Redness/erythema

    Acid/base disorders

    Discharge

    Testicular carcinoma

    Drug eruptions (post-operative)

    Wilms tumor

    Urticaria (post-operative)

    Bladder carcinoma

    Cellulitis

    Renal cell carcinoma

    Burns

    Chronic renal failure (shunts/access)

    Pressure ulcers

    Renal vascular disease

    Basal cell carcinoma

    Nephrolithiasis

    Squamous cell carcinoma

    Melanoma

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