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    2. A 3 year old man trans"erred "rom a nursin! ome complains o"intermittent s arp a%dominal pain$ e as passed no stool or 4atus "or days and as a istory o" c ronic constipation. On e(amination istemperature is 5 C$ pulse 100 %pm. T ere is !ross a%dominal distensionand tenderness most mar7ed in t e le"t iliac "ossa.

    a) hat is your clinical diagnosis%

    b) hat imaging test(s) would you order N* what &ndings would you e+pect%

    On palpation his abdomen is rigid with generalized guarding and reboundtenderness. You do not think he would be a candidate for conservativemanagement.

    c) 'ow would you prepare this patient preoperatively%

    d) hat surgical operation(s) should be o,ered%

    e) If the patient had presented earlier with obstipation but no signs ofperitonitis, what conservative treatment option would you consider

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    -. / year old man presents to the emergency room complaining of a severely painful non0healing wound to the right leg. $he wound as made by minor traumaand has since been enlarging. 1 cm+ cm punched out ulcer is seen overlyingthe tibia. $he right leg also appears cooler than the left and distal pulses aredi2cult to appreciate on the right.

    a) hat is the most likely diagnosis%

    b) hat points in the history would you consider asking about%

    c) hat investigations would you re3uest%

    d) In addition to the investigations outlined above e+plain how you wouldmanage this patient

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