Below, you will find boxes with surgery questions you will likely encounter during your surgical rotation. We have included these to serve as a launching point for further, deeper learning.
How many millimeters is 1 French?
What are the required margins for DCIS?
What are the types of wound healing?
What is a Graham patch?
What is a seton?
What is Amyand’s hernia?
What is Borchardt’s triad?
What is the gas used to insufflate the abdomen during laparoscopic surgery?
What is the MOA of local anesthetics?
What is the normal ejection fraction of the gallbladder?
What size defect can you consider utilizing a mesh repair in for an umbilical hernia?
Why is lidocaine sometimes mixed with epinephrine for local anesthesia?