NPSA 2018 4th Session

1. What product is most commonly used to prevent adhesions clinically?

Seprafilm

Saline

Laparoscopy

Powdered gloves

2. The mean drop in pain scores among patients with an atypical work up compared to patients with biliary dyskinesia on a 10 point pain scale was:

3.4 and 6.4

5.7 and 5.6

8.9 and 2.0

4.7 and 5.6

3. A 30 year-old male presents to the ED following a high-speed motor vehicle collision. His SBP is 70. FAST exam is negative. You suspect:

Higher likelihood of false negative FAST if the source of hemorrhage is abdominal

Higher likelihood of false negative FAST if the source of hemorrhage is pelvic

Higher likelihood of false negative FAST if the patient presented without SBP

Higher likelihood of false negative FAST if the patient presented with SBP

4. Which group had the lowest percentage of cecal adhesions?

Seprafilm

Saline

Control

Sham

5. In what percentage of patients were the cystic duct, common duct and hepatic duct structures visualized with ICG?

10%

30%

45%

60%

6. There is a significant difference between surgical response rates to pain in patients with:

Hyper-dynamic gallbladder and gallbladder polyps

Hyper-dynamic gallbladder and biliary colic

Biliary dyskinesia and gallbladder polyps

There were no significant surgical response rate differences between patients with atypical gallbladder work ups.

7. ADP platelet receptor inhibition was only seen in which group of healthy volunteers?

Female non-alcoholic drinkers

Male alcoholic drinkers

Female alcoholic drinkers

Male alcoholic drinkers

8. A decrease in what portion of a thromboelastography tracing would indicate dysfunction in platelet aggregation?

R-time

Alpha angle

Maximal amplitude

Lysis at 30 minutes

Npsa 2018 4th Session