Npsa 2019 1st Session
2019 NPSA SELF-ASSESSMENT Test for Friday, First Session
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please choose the correct answer below. YOU MUST RECEIVE A PASSING SCORE OF 75% OR MORE TO RECEIVE SELF-ASSESSMENT CREDIT FOR THIS SESSION. You may retake the test as many times as you need to achieve the passing score.
- 1.
In patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for node positive breast cancer, what number of harvested sentinel lymph nodes is associated with acceptably low false negative rates (<10%)?
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
Correct Answer
C. 3 -
- 2.
Synoptic operative reports increase the reporting of surgical details:
- A.
For surgeons doing 1-10 cases per year
- B.
For surgeons doing fewer than 50 cases per year
- C.
For surgeons doing more than 50 cases per year
- D.
For all surgeons
Correct Answer
D. For all surgeons -
- 3.
A 50 year old female has a lumpectomy and sentinel node biopsy perfomed. Her pathology shows 20 mm of grade 2 DCIS with a 0.5 mm margin anteriorly. When she is seen for assessment for radiation the radiation oncologist will want to know
- A.
Whether pectoralis fascia removed
- B.
Blood loss during procedure
- C.
Type of suture closure
- D.
Whether any anterior breast tissue remains
Correct Answer
D. Whether any anterior breast tissue remains -
- 4.
What is the approximate half-life of parathyroid hormone?
- A.
30 seconds
- B.
1 minute
- C.
5 minutes
- D.
15 minutes
Correct Answer
C. 5 minutes -
- 5.
Recent research suggests which of the following is not predictive of phyllodes local recurrence
- A.
Margin status
- B.
Margin width
- C.
Tumour border type (eg. pushing, intermediate, invasive)
- D.
Tumour size
Correct Answer
B. Margin width -
- 6.
Which of the following patients would be included in this study? Prediction of the Need for Lymphadenectomy in Melanoma Patients: A Retrospective Study
- A.
A 45 year old man who underwent a therapeutic lymph node dissection years after a negative SLNB
- B.
A 65 year old man who had a positive SLNB, and underwent a therapeutic lymph node dissection 9 months later
- C.
A 30 year old woman who had a positive SLNB, and negative CLND 3 months later.
- D.
A 85 year old woman with a melanoma of breslow thickness of >10mm, but elected to not undergo a SLNB.
Correct Answer
C. A 30 year old woman who had a positive SLNB, and negative CLND 3 months later. -
- 7.
What is the most significant predictor of postoperative wound complications following neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer?
- A.
Patient race
- B.
Patient age
- C.
Time from last dose of chemotherapy
- D.
Extent of breast and axilla-directed surgery
Correct Answer
B. Patient age -
- 8.
Among patients referred for sentinel node biopsy for clinically node negative melanoma, which of the folowing factors does NOT increase with increasing patient age:
- A.
Mean tumor thickness
- B.
Tumor ulceration rates
- C.
Sentinel node positivity rates
- D.
Tumor relapse rates
Correct Answer
C. Sentinel node positivity rates -
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