TOP 100 ONE LINER IN
SURGERY
Compiled By:
Danish Sajjad
1. Most common cause of death in trauma →
Hemorrhage
2. Golden hour → First 1 hour after trauma
3. Most sensitive sign of hypovolemic shock →
Tachycardia
4. Most common site of fat embolism → Lungs
5. Beck’s triad → Hypotension, muffled heart sounds,
raised JVP
6. First step in trauma management → Airway with
cervical spine protection
7. Class III hemorrhage → 30–40% blood loss
8. ATLS primary survey sequence → ABCDE
9. Most common cause of preventable trauma death →
Airway obstruction
10. Tension pneumothorax management → Needle
decompression
11. Most common organism in surgical site infection
→ Staphylococcus aureus
12. Gas gangrene organism → Clostridium
perfringens
13. Best indicator of wound infection → Pain
, 14. Blue green pus → Pseudomonas
15. Tetanus incubation period → 7–10 days
16. Most sensitive marker of sepsis → Procalcitonin
17. Crepitus in wound → Gas forming infection
18. Burst abdomen occurs → 5–8th postoperative day
19. Most common cause of burst abdomen → Wound
infection
20. Delayed primary closure → Dirty wounds
21. Most common carcinoma breast → Invasive ductal
carcinoma
22. Peau d’orange seen in → Carcinoma breast
23. Most common site of breast cancer metastasis →
Bone
24. Paget disease nipple → Underlying ductal
carcinoma
25. Best investigation for breast lump <35 yrs → USG
26. Best investigation for breast lump >35 yrs →
Mammography
27. Most common benign breast tumor →
Fibroadenoma
28. Triple assessment → Clinical + Imaging + Biopsy
29. ER positive cancer → Better prognosis
30. MC surgery for breast cancer → Modified radical
mastectomy
31. Most common thyroid malignancy → Papillary
carcinoma
SURGERY
Compiled By:
Danish Sajjad
1. Most common cause of death in trauma →
Hemorrhage
2. Golden hour → First 1 hour after trauma
3. Most sensitive sign of hypovolemic shock →
Tachycardia
4. Most common site of fat embolism → Lungs
5. Beck’s triad → Hypotension, muffled heart sounds,
raised JVP
6. First step in trauma management → Airway with
cervical spine protection
7. Class III hemorrhage → 30–40% blood loss
8. ATLS primary survey sequence → ABCDE
9. Most common cause of preventable trauma death →
Airway obstruction
10. Tension pneumothorax management → Needle
decompression
11. Most common organism in surgical site infection
→ Staphylococcus aureus
12. Gas gangrene organism → Clostridium
perfringens
13. Best indicator of wound infection → Pain
, 14. Blue green pus → Pseudomonas
15. Tetanus incubation period → 7–10 days
16. Most sensitive marker of sepsis → Procalcitonin
17. Crepitus in wound → Gas forming infection
18. Burst abdomen occurs → 5–8th postoperative day
19. Most common cause of burst abdomen → Wound
infection
20. Delayed primary closure → Dirty wounds
21. Most common carcinoma breast → Invasive ductal
carcinoma
22. Peau d’orange seen in → Carcinoma breast
23. Most common site of breast cancer metastasis →
Bone
24. Paget disease nipple → Underlying ductal
carcinoma
25. Best investigation for breast lump <35 yrs → USG
26. Best investigation for breast lump >35 yrs →
Mammography
27. Most common benign breast tumor →
Fibroadenoma
28. Triple assessment → Clinical + Imaging + Biopsy
29. ER positive cancer → Better prognosis
30. MC surgery for breast cancer → Modified radical
mastectomy
31. Most common thyroid malignancy → Papillary
carcinoma
