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CMSA Intermediate Surgery Practice Questions - FCS(SA) Intermediate Examination in Surgery Exam

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Prepare with the CMSA Intermediate Surgery Practice Questions - FCS(SA) Intermediate Examination in Surgery Exam practice quiz. This question bank includes 100 questions covering year-old, male, surgical, patient, and mmol. 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 55-year-old postoperative male patient following an emergency laparotomy develops asymptomatic mild hyponatremia with a serum sodium level of 131 mmol/L on postoperative day 2. He is euvolemic on clinical examination. What is the most appropriate initial management?
Infusion of 3% hypertonic saline at 50 mL/h
Restriction of hypotonic intravenous fluid administration and clinical monitoring
Immediate administration of intravenous furosemide 40 mg
Administration of oral sodium chloride tablets 2 g three times daily
Question 2
A 68-year-old female patient in the surgical ICU develops severe hyperkalemia with a serum potassium of 6.8 mmol/L following repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her ECG displays peaked T waves and widening of the QRS complex. What is the immediate first step in medical management?
Intravenous administration of 10 mL 10% calcium gluconate over 2 to 5 minutes
Intravenous bolus of 10 units regular insulin with 50 mL 50% dextrose
Nebulized salbutamol 10 mg
Emergency hemodialysis
Question 3
A 42-year-old female patient develops perioral numbness, carpopedal spasm, and a positive Chvostek sign 36 hours after total thyroidectomy for retrosternal multinodular goiter. Her corrected serum calcium is 1.72 mmol/L (normal 2.15–2.55 mmol/L). What is the most appropriate emergency therapy?
Oral calcium carbonate 1,500 mg daily plus oral calcitriol 0.5 mcg daily
Slow intravenous infusion of 10 mL 10% calcium gluconate diluted in 100 mL 5% dextrose over 10 to 15 minutes
Intravenous magnesium sulfate 2 g bolus over 1 hour
Subcutaneous recombinant human parathyroid hormone (rhPTH)
Question 4
Arterial blood gas analysis of a 30-year-old polytrauma patient in hemorrhagic shock reveals: pH 7.22, PaCO2 30 mmHg, PaO2 92 mmHg, HCO3- 12 mmol/L, Base Excess -14 mmol/L, Na+ 138 mmol/L, Cl- 102 mmol/L. What is the primary acid-base disorder and calculated anion gap?
High anion gap metabolic acidosis; Anion gap = 24 mmol/L
Normal anion gap (hyperchloremic) metabolic acidosis; Anion gap = 12 mmol/L
Primary respiratory acidosis with metabolic compensation; Anion gap = 18 mmol/L
Mixed metabolic acidosis and respiratory acidosis; Anion gap = 30 mmol/L
Question 5
A 3-week-old male infant presents with non-bilious projectile vomiting, dehydration, and a palpable olive-shaped right upper quadrant mass. Which metabolic abnormality is classic for this condition?
Hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis with paradoxical aciduria
Hyperchloremic, hyperkalemic metabolic acidosis
High anion gap metabolic acidosis with ketonuria
Normochloremic metabolic alkalosis with hyperkalemia

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CMSA Intermediate Surgery Practice Questions - FCS(SA) Intermediate Examination in Surgery Exam

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

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