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NEET MDS General Surgery Flashcards
52 question-and-answer cards covering General Surgery as it is examined in NEET MDS. 24 of them are printed below, taken from across the deck — no signup, no paywall on the preview.
24 sample cards from the General Surgery deck
Sampled from the end of the deck, so these are different cards from the ones shown on the syllabus page.
What is the tumour marker associated with pancreatic adenocarcinoma?
CA 19-9.
What is the most common location of colorectal cancer and the most useful tumour marker for follow-up?
The rectum/sigmoid (left colon) is the most common location; CEA is used for monitoring recurrence.
What is Hartmann's procedure and when is it used?
Resection of the sigmoid/rectosigmoid with end colostomy and closure of the rectal stump; used in emergencies such as obstructed or perforated left-sided lesions/diverticulitis.
What is the difference between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis in terms of bowel involvement?
Crohn's: transmural, skip lesions, mouth to anus, granulomas. UC: mucosal, continuous, confined to colon/rectum starting distally.
Which coronary conduit gives the best long-term patency in CABG?
The left internal mammary (thoracic) artery (LIMA), typically grafted to the LAD.
What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis worldwide?
Rheumatic heart disease.
What surgical staging system is used for non-small cell lung cancer and what determines resectability broadly?
The TNM staging system; generally stages I-II and selected IIIA are resectable, while extensive mediastinal node involvement (N3) or distant metastasis is unresectable.
What is the ankle-brachial pressure index (ABPI) value indicating significant peripheral arterial disease and critical ischemia?
Normal 0.9-1.2; <0.9 indicates PAD; <0.4 (and ankle pressure <50 mmHg) indicates critical limb ischemia.
What are the '6 Ps' of acute limb ischemia?
Pain, Pallor, Pulselessness, Paraesthesia, Paralysis, Perishingly cold (Poikilothermia).
What is the threshold diameter for elective repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm?
5.5 cm in diameter (or rapid expansion >0.5-1 cm/year, or symptomatic).
What is the most common primary intracranial tumour in adults and its most malignant form?
Gliomas; glioblastoma multiforme (WHO grade IV astrocytoma) is the most malignant.
What is the standard surgical approach for a pituitary adenoma?
Trans-sphenoidal (endoscopic/microsurgical) hypophysectomy.
What is cauda equina syndrome and why is it a neurosurgical emergency?
Compression of the lumbosacral nerve roots causing saddle anaesthesia, bladder/bowel dysfunction, and bilateral leg weakness; requires urgent decompression to prevent permanent deficits.
What nerve is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome and the surgical treatment?
The median nerve (compressed under the flexor retinaculum); treatment is carpal tunnel release (division of the transverse carpal ligament).
What is the reconstructive ladder in plastic surgery?
A stepwise approach from simplest to most complex: secondary healing, primary closure, skin graft, local flap, regional flap, free (microvascular) tissue transfer.
What is the difference between a split-thickness and full-thickness skin graft?
Split-thickness (epidermis + part of dermis) covers large areas and the donor site re-epithelializes; full-thickness (epidermis + entire dermis) gives better cosmesis/less contracture but the donor site needs primary closure.
What is the most common congenital surgical cause of bilious vomiting in a neonate, and the key imaging finding?
Malrotation with midgut volvulus; upper GI contrast shows a 'corkscrew' duodenum / displaced duodenojejunal junction—it is a surgical emergency.
What is the classic presentation and treatment of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis?
Non-bilious projectile vomiting at 3-6 weeks, palpable 'olive' mass, hypochloremic hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis; treatment is Ramstedt pyloromyotomy after fluid correction.
What is the most common extracranial solid malignant tumour of childhood arising from the adrenal/sympathetic chain?
Neuroblastoma.
What is the most common renal malignancy in children, and its name?
Wilms tumour (nephroblastoma).
What is the most common type of renal stone and the imaging investigation of choice for urolithiasis?
Calcium oxalate stones; non-contrast CT KUB is the investigation of choice.
What is the most common type of bladder cancer and its classic painless presenting symptom?
Urothelial (transitional cell) carcinoma; classic presentation is painless gross hematuria.
What surgical procedure relieves bladder outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia, and which zone of the prostate is involved?
TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate); BPH arises from the transition zone (whereas prostate cancer typically arises in the peripheral zone).
What is the most common cause of a hemarthrosis after acute knee injury, and the classic clinical test?
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear; tested by the Lachman test (and anterior drawer).
What this deck covers
The General Surgery deck follows the NEET MDS General Surgery syllabus — 9 chapters and 32 topics — so questions land on material that is genuinely examinable rather than trivia around it. That works out to roughly 5.8 cards per chapter.
Answers are written to be recallable, not just readable — averaging about 107 characters, which is long enough to carry the reasoning and short enough to say out loud.
A deck like this earns its keep on the second and third pass. Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then use the cards to find the specific facts that have not stuck.
General Surgery flashcards FAQ
How many General Surgery flashcards are in this NEET MDS deck?
52 cards. This page previews 24 of them, sampled evenly across the deck so you can judge the difficulty before installing anything.
Are these NEET MDS flashcards free?
Yes. The preview here is free to read with no signup, and the full 52-card deck is free inside the Examius app.
What do the General Surgery cards cover?
They follow the NEET MDS General Surgery syllabus — 9 chapters and 32 topics — so the questions track what is actually examinable.
How should I use these flashcards?
Read the syllabus first so you know the shape of the subject, then drill the deck. Examius schedules each card with spaced repetition, so cards you keep missing come back sooner and ones you know drift further apart.