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ABPS General Surgery Practice Questions - ABPS General Surgery Certification Examination Exam

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Prepare with the ABPS General Surgery Practice Questions - ABPS General Surgery Certification Examination Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering patient, management, year-old, presents, and cancer. Use it to review important concepts, identify knowledge gaps, and build confidence for the related exam, course, or assessment.

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Question 1
A 25-year-old presents with 18 hours of periumbilical pain migrating to the right lower quadrant, anorexia, and a low-grade fever. Imaging confirms uncomplicated acute appendicitis. What is the standard surgical management?
Open appendectomy via McBurney incision
Laparoscopic appendectomy
Antibiotics alone with no surgery
Watchful waiting for 48 hours
Question 2
A patient with prior open appendectomy presents with bilious vomiting, abdominal distention, and CT showing transition point with no strangulation features. Initial management includes:
Immediate operative exploration
Nasogastric decompression, IV fluids, electrolyte correction, and serial exam; consider Gastrografin challenge
Oral intake
Discharge home
Question 3
An 80-year-old presents with massive abdominal distention and a 'coffee bean' sign on plain film. CT confirms sigmoid volvulus without bowel ischemia. What is the appropriate first step?
Emergency sigmoidectomy with colostomy
Endoscopic detorsion with rectal tube placement followed by elective sigmoidectomy during the same admission
No treatment
Bowel rest only
Question 4
A 60-year-old has a screening colonoscopy showing a sigmoid adenocarcinoma. CT staging is needed to evaluate for which key prognostic factor?
Tumor histology
Distant metastatic disease (liver, lung, peritoneum) and locoregional extent
Patient functional status
Family history
Question 5
A patient with acute uncomplicated sigmoid diverticulitis (Hinchey I — pericolic abscess <4 cm) is hemodynamically stable without peritonitis. Which is the appropriate management?
Emergency laparotomy with Hartmann procedure
Outpatient or inpatient antibiotic therapy with bowel rest; consider drainage if abscess >4 cm
No treatment
Total colectomy

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ABPS General Surgery Practice Questions - ABPS General Surgery Certification Examination Exam

This practice set contains 100 questions from the matching question bank and focuses on patient, management, year-old, presents, and cancer. Work through each question carefully, review the provided solutions, and revisit topics that need more study before your next attempt.

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