| General Surgery End of Rotation PAEA™ Exam Topic List |
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| PREOPERATIVE/POSTOPERATIVE CARE (PEARLS) - 13 topics/12% of EOR exam | |
| Acid/base disorders | Metabolic disease (history of diabetes, adrenal insufficiency) |
| Cardiac disease (history of myocardial infarction, unstable angina, valvular disease, hypertension, arrhythmias, heart failure) | Pulmonary disease (history of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) |
| Deep venous thrombosis | Risk assessment |
| Electrolyte disorders | Substance use disorder |
| Hematologic disease (history of clotting disorders, anticoagulant use) | Post-operative fever |
| Fluid/volume disorders (volume overload/depletion) | Wounds/infections |
| CARDIOVASCULAR (PEARLS) - 9 topics/9% of EOR exam | |
| Aortic aneurysm/dissection | Dyspnea on exertion |
| Arterial embolism/thrombosis | Peripheral arterial disease |
| Arterial/venous ulcer disease | Syncope |
| Chest pain; history of angina | Varicose veins |
| Claudication | |
| ENDOCRINOLOGY (PEARLS) - 10 topics/8% of EOR exam | |
| Adrenal carcinoma | Palpitations |
| Fatigue | Pheochromocytoma |
| Heat and cold intolerance | Thyroid carcinoma |
| Hyperparathyroidism | Thyroid Nodules |
| Hyperthyroidism | Tremors |
| DERMATOLOGY (PEARLS) - 11 topics/5% of EOR exam | |
| Basal cell carcinoma | Pressure ulcers |
| Burns | Rash |
| Cellulitis | Redness/erythema |
| Discharge | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| Drug eruptions (postoperative) | Urticaria (postoperative) |
| Melanoma | |
| NEUROLOGY (PEARLS) 7 topics/5% of EOR exam | |
| Change in speech | Subarachnoid hemorrhage |
| Change in vision | Subdural hematoma |
| Epidural hematoma | Vascular disorders (carotid disease) |
| Motor and sensory loss | |
| HEMATOLOGY (PEARLS) 3 topics/3% of EOR exam | |
| Anemia | Fatigue |
| Easy bruising/bleeding | |
| PULMONOLOGY (PEARLS) 7 tpics/3% of EOR exam | |
| Hemoptysis | Pneumothorax |
| Lung carcinoma | Shortness of breath |
| Pleural effusion | Weight loss and fatigue |
| Pneumonia (postoperative) | |
| OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY (PEARLS) 6 topics/3% of EOR exam | |
| Adenopathy | Nipple discharge |
| Benign breast disease: fibroadenomas and fibrocystic breast disease | Pain |
| Breast carcinoma | Skin changes |