SMLE — General Surgery MCQs
Practice 191 General Surgery past-paper MCQs for SMLE, each with a detailed explanation and reference. Try free samples below, then start a full quiz.
General Surgery is a core part of the SMLE syllabus. HighYield's General Surgery question bank collects 191MCQs modelled on real past papers, so you practise the exact style and difficulty you'll face on exam day. Every question comes with a worked explanation and a subject reference, so you learn why an answer is right — not just which option to pick.
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Sample General Surgery Questions
What is the most common location of an anal fissure?
- A.Posterior
- B.Anterior and lateral equally (posterior is the predominant location)
- C.Lateral (an atypical location, warranting evaluation for other causes such as Crohn's disease if found here)
- D.Anterior (a less common location than posterior)
An elderly bedridden man has a buttock ulcer measuring 2x3 cm involving muscle. What stage is this pressure ulcer?
- A.Stage II (involves epidermis and dermis only, not deeper tissue)
- B.Stage IV
- C.Stage I (non-blanchable redness only, no tissue breakdown)
- D.Stage III (involves subcutaneous tissue but not muscle)
A patient has a midline neck swelling that moves upward with swallowing or tongue protrusion. What is the diagnosis?
- A.Cystic hygroma (typically a lateral neck mass, not midline and tongue-movement related)
- B.Thyroglossal cyst
- C.Thyroid carcinoma (does not classically move with tongue protrusion)
- D.Colloid goiter (does not classically move with tongue protrusion)
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