ABSITE 2022 Latest Solutions With Questions
And Answers
Most common thrombophilia Correct Answer: Factor 5 Leiden (25%)
Abnormal EF on HIDA scan Correct Answer: <40%
Half lives of albumin vs. prealbumin Correct Answer: 3 weeks vs. 2.5 days
Overlap needed of fascia for mesh placement Correct Answer: 3-4 cm
Amount of advancement with component separation with external oblique Correct Answer: 10 cm on
either side
Physiology of schistosomiasis Correct Answer: pre-sinusoidal fibrosis, not cirrhosis; hepatic function
is not impaired
Most common complication after thyroidectomy Correct Answer: hypocalcemia
Failure rate of non-operative management of grade IV/V blunt hepatic injuries Correct Answer: 7-9%
How does lactulose decrease ammonia? Correct Answer: Cathartic that decreases colonic bacterial
load and inhibits bacterial production by acidifying GI tract
What do colorectal metastasis look like on ultrasound? Correct Answer: Hyperechoic is isoechoic with
rim of hypoechoic
Adverse effect of bacitracin Correct Answer: Nephrotoxicity due to glomerular and tubular necrosis
Adverse effect of silver sulfadiazine and what organism good for? Correct Answer: leukopenia;
pseudomonas
What percent of methemoglobin is bad and what drug causes it? And what is the first line therapy?
Correct Answer: >20%; silver nitrate (nitrates in general); methylene blue
Types of liver transplants Correct Answer: 1) Bicaval (most common), 2) Piggyback 3)
Cavocavostomy
What transplant medication causes gallstones as side effect? Correct Answer: Cyclosporine --
causes biliary stasis
Meperidine adverse effect(s) Correct Answer: Toxic metabolite normeperidine formed by hepatic
metabolism, has a longer half-life and can accumulate with prolonged dosing or especially with renal
failure. Can cause life-threatening seizures and CNS irritability
Amount of kcal and protein per day Correct Answer: Baseline is 25 kcal/kg and 1-1.5 g/kg. If mild
stress, 25-30 and 1.5. If high stress: 30-35 and 1.5-2, and burn patients 40 and 2-2.5
And Answers
Most common thrombophilia Correct Answer: Factor 5 Leiden (25%)
Abnormal EF on HIDA scan Correct Answer: <40%
Half lives of albumin vs. prealbumin Correct Answer: 3 weeks vs. 2.5 days
Overlap needed of fascia for mesh placement Correct Answer: 3-4 cm
Amount of advancement with component separation with external oblique Correct Answer: 10 cm on
either side
Physiology of schistosomiasis Correct Answer: pre-sinusoidal fibrosis, not cirrhosis; hepatic function
is not impaired
Most common complication after thyroidectomy Correct Answer: hypocalcemia
Failure rate of non-operative management of grade IV/V blunt hepatic injuries Correct Answer: 7-9%
How does lactulose decrease ammonia? Correct Answer: Cathartic that decreases colonic bacterial
load and inhibits bacterial production by acidifying GI tract
What do colorectal metastasis look like on ultrasound? Correct Answer: Hyperechoic is isoechoic with
rim of hypoechoic
Adverse effect of bacitracin Correct Answer: Nephrotoxicity due to glomerular and tubular necrosis
Adverse effect of silver sulfadiazine and what organism good for? Correct Answer: leukopenia;
pseudomonas
What percent of methemoglobin is bad and what drug causes it? And what is the first line therapy?
Correct Answer: >20%; silver nitrate (nitrates in general); methylene blue
Types of liver transplants Correct Answer: 1) Bicaval (most common), 2) Piggyback 3)
Cavocavostomy
What transplant medication causes gallstones as side effect? Correct Answer: Cyclosporine --
causes biliary stasis
Meperidine adverse effect(s) Correct Answer: Toxic metabolite normeperidine formed by hepatic
metabolism, has a longer half-life and can accumulate with prolonged dosing or especially with renal
failure. Can cause life-threatening seizures and CNS irritability
Amount of kcal and protein per day Correct Answer: Baseline is 25 kcal/kg and 1-1.5 g/kg. If mild
stress, 25-30 and 1.5. If high stress: 30-35 and 1.5-2, and burn patients 40 and 2-2.5
