Set 1

15 MCQs from Oxford University Weblearn Located at http://weblearn.ox.ac.uk/site/medsci/undergrad/medicine/year5/stud_yr5/hillon/some15622/som e1562/ Can be taken online, with % score provided but answers not given.

Set 2 The following ate USMLE MCQs, not too relevant in some cases, but deep learning and all that. Answers located at end of quiz

1. A 71 year old is admitted to the CCU and needs invasive monitoring. It is decided to place a swan Ganz catheter and measure the pulmonary catheter wedge pressure. This will allow one to assess the pressure in the? a. Right atrium b. Left atrium c. Left ventricle d. Right ventricle e. Aorta f. Inferior vena cava

2. A 64 year old male in the ICU needs quick IV access. The resident decides to insert a central venous line. Which is not a complication of right internal jugular puncture? a. pneumothorax b. hemomediastinum c. thoracic duct injury d. tracheal puncture e. phrenic nerve injury f. carotid artery dissection g. injury to esophagus 3. A 45 year old obese female undergoes a laparotomy. The best way to manage her post operative pain is? a. over the counter pain pill

b. pain medication PRN c. patient controlled analgesia d. Epidural anesthesia e. acupuncture 4. A 57 year old has been told that he has a mass behind the left knee. Ultrasound reveals that it is a vascular mass. In general, the most common presentation of a popliteal artery aneurysm begins with? a. pain b. mass behind knee c. decreased pulses d. claudication e. sudden onset of left cold leg

5. A 35 yo female has just delivered a baby and 2 days later is found to have a swollen left leg. Ultrasound shows a deep vein thrombus just beneath the popliteal vein. The next step in her management is? a. coumadin b. heparin loading then infusion c. low molecular weight heparin d. Aspirin e. Green field filter 6. A 20 year old was involved in a motor vehicle accident. He had severe blunt chest trauma to the chest. In the ER he received 8 units of packed red blood cells. Soon after he became short of breath and his PO2 was 55 on 100% oxygen. His chest x ray revealed a complete white out and he had a Central venous pressure of 11. At 48 hours after the injury, the nature of his lung injury was most likely due to? a. pulmonary contusion b. ARDs c. Pneumonia d. PE e. heart failure f. lung fibrosis 7. A 43 yo is involved in a car accident and breaks both femurs. There is concern that he may develop fat embolism syndrome. The radiographic findings of fat embolus are most typically evidenced at? a. 0-12 hrs b. 12-24 hrs

c. 24-48 hrs d. 48-72 hrs

Answers: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. B G C E B A D

Further information on each Q is provided at http://weightlosssbmedex.blogspot.com/2009/02/usmle-trauma-mcqs.html

Set 3 Right these are actually class, theyre a cheesy American style play along game but it does assess stuff thats on our course. Make sure to look at the pictures up at the top right and the vitals on the left. You can get a question wrong but you will still think youre right - only to find that the patient randomly dies later Initial Assesmenthttp://www.trauma.org/resus/moulage/moulageone.html Prehospital Carehttp://www.trauma.org/resus/moulagetwo/moulagetwo.html C-spinehttp://www.trauma.org/resus/moulagefour/moulagefour.html Paeds http://www.trauma.org/resus/paedmoulage/paedmoulage.html Neurotrauma http://www.trauma.org/resus/neuromoulage/1280/neuromoulage.html

Set 4 More yank questions,10 MCQs based on multimedia provided http://apps.medsch.ucla.edu/medyear3/trauma/exam/