Surgery Quiz

Medical students would steal half-decomposed bodies, skeletons of executed criminals to dissect.

Butchers would perform surgeries in the middle ages.

Who introduced the sterile technique in surgery?

Who introduced rubber gloves into the operating room for surgery?

Which procedure was being performed that resulted in the only known surgery in history with a 300 percent mortality rate?

A 22-year-old male presents to the emergency room with abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, and low-grade fever. Pain started in the mid-abdominal region 6 hours ago and is now in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen. The pain was steady in nature and aggravated by coughing. Physical examination reveals a low-grade fever (100.5°F; 38°C), pain on palpation at right lower quadrant (McBurney sign), and leukocytosis (12,000/microliter) with 85% neutrophils. What is the blood supply to the affected structure?

A 34-year-old male pedestrian is brought to the emergency room following a motor vehicle collision with a bike, with pain in the upper left upper abdomen, and sharp pain in the left shoulder, on initial assessment he is lightheaded and heart rate is 100bpm, BP is 110/70 mmHg, and RR is 22 cpm. A few cuts and bruises are present on the left chest, with tenderness over the upper left abdomen, and left chest on examination. What is the sign of sharp pain in the left shoulder due to this condition known as?