Surgery Practice

20 learning units • 10 questions per unit • 200 explained questions

Module 18 — Burns, Reconstruction & Pediatric Surgery

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Question 01 • Single best answer

Which burn history raises concern for inhalation injury?

A. A healed minor hand abrasion B. A remote painless scar C. A stable old bruise D. Enclosed-space smoke exposure with voice change

Question 02 • Single best answer

Why can electrical burn severity exceed the visible skin injury?

A. Electricity affects only the epidermis B. Deeper tissues may be damaged along the current path C. Small entry marks exclude injury D. Pain always measures total damage

Question 03 • Single best answer

Can a deep burn be relatively less painful?

A. No, pain always rises with depth B. Only if there is no tissue injury C. Yes, sensory structures may be damaged D. Never in adults

Question 04 • Single best answer

What distinguishes a flap from a graft conceptually?

A. A flap is always a synthetic dressing B. A flap carries its own blood supply C. A graft never requires a recipient bed D. They are identical in all respects

Question 05 • Single best answer

Which factor can increase the need for specialist burn advice?

A. Involvement of the hands or other important functional sites B. Only the patient’s favorite color C. A normal old scar D. An unrelated healed scratch

Question 06 • Single best answer

What is essential when assessing a child with a surgical problem?

A. Age-appropriate observations and direct assessment B. Adult doses without adjustment C. Caregiver reassurance as the only examination D. Assuming quietness always means wellness

Question 07 • Single best answer

Green bilious vomiting in an infant should prompt what concern?

A. Intestinal obstruction including volvulus B. Uncomplicated reflux by default C. A normal feeding response in every case D. Pyloric stenosis as the only possibility

Question 08 • Single best answer

Which vomiting pattern is typical of pyloric stenosis?

A. Always green bilious vomiting B. Progressive non-bilious vomiting C. Hemoptysis without vomiting D. No feeding symptoms

Question 09 • Single best answer

What is a priority before planned surgery for pyloric stenosis?

A. Operate without assessing hydration B. Give adult fluid volumes automatically C. Correct dehydration and electrolyte or acid-base disturbance D. Wait for weight loss indefinitely

Question 10 • Single best answer

Must bloody stool be present to suspect intussusception?

A. Yes, in every child B. Yes, before any assessment is justified C. Only if vomiting is absent D. No, episodic distress or lethargy may precede it