Free Practice Questions for Palestinian Board Part I

Applied Surgical Anatomy

Practice items cover groin and abdominal wall anatomy, the hepatobiliary triangle, retroperitoneal structures in colectomy, neck and parotid nerves, the femoral triangle, the esophageal hiatus, and nerve injuries in breast and pelvic surgery.

Applied Surgical Physiology

Practice items cover the surgical stress response, oxygen transport, baroreceptor reflexes, gastric acid secretion, renal handling of sodium, gut motility, acid-base interpretation, and lung volumes under anesthesia.

Applied Surgical Pathology

Practice items cover cell injury and necrosis, inflammation and granulomas, wound remodeling and scars, thrombosis, metaplasia, carcinoma in situ versus invasion, apoptosis, amyloid, and the adenoma-carcinoma sequence.

Pharmacology as Applied to Surgical Practice

Practice items cover antibiotic prophylaxis timing, heparin reversal, local anesthetic systemic toxicity, and opioid reversal.

Microbiology as Applied to Surgical Practice

Practice items cover surgical site infection definitions, Clostridioides difficile, clostridial myonecrosis, and steam sterilization.

Imaging

Practice items cover pneumoperitoneum on plain films, contrast-associated kidney injury prevention, and the FAST examination.

Data Interpretation and Audit

Practice items cover sensitivity, predictive values and prevalence, and closing the audit cycle.

Common Congenital and Acquired Surgical Conditions

Practice items cover appendicitis, cholecystitis, adhesive and large bowel obstruction, sigmoid volvulus, diverticular disease, varicose veins, and fistula-in-ano.

Perioperative Management

Practice items cover ASA classification, the Revised Cardiac Risk Index, preoperative fasting, ERAS, and glucose targets in critical illness.

Trauma, Systemic Response to Injury and Metabolic Support

Practice items cover tension pneumothorax, indications for thoracotomy in hemothorax, non-operative splenic management, and pelvic binders.

Shock, Fluid and Electrolyte Management

Practice items cover hemorrhage classes, ECG changes of hyperkalemia, and safe correction of hyponatremia.

Hemostasis, Surgical Bleeding and Transfusion

Practice items cover balanced massive transfusion, tranexamic acid timing, and transfusion-related lung injury.

Surgical Infection

Practice items cover necrotizing soft tissue infection, the sepsis hour-1 bundle, and drainage of postoperative abscesses.

Burn and Wound Healing

Practice items cover Parkland fluid calculations, inhalation injury, and chemical burns.

Surgical Oncology and Transplantation

Practice items cover sentinel node biopsy, CEA surveillance, and hyperacute rejection.

Surgical Critical Care and Bedside Procedures

Practice items cover arterial and central line safety, chest drain insertion, ARDS definitions, and lung-protective ventilation.

Principles of Pre-operative, Operative, Anesthesia and Pain Management

Practice items cover malignant hyperthermia, rapid sequence induction, epidural complications, and multimodal analgesia.

Surgical Complications

Practice items cover postoperative fever, wound dehiscence, and venous thromboembolism risk assessment.

Surgical Care of Children

Practice items cover pyloric stenosis, undescended testis, and maintenance fluid calculation.

Medico-legal Aspects, Research, Ethics, Professionalism and Patient Safety

Practice items cover informed consent, the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist, and disclosure of adverse events.