MEDICAL MCQs ( PLAB, MRCP, USMLE, FRCR, MRCS, MBBS )

Question Number 1279

Question:
In blunt abdominal injuries

a) the small bowel is most likely to be transected in the distal ileum
b) generalised thickening of the small bowel is usually secondary to extensive intramural hematoma
c) the spleen is the organ most commonly injured
d) liver lacerations are associated with a rib fracture in over 30%
e) in pancreatic duct injuiries the serum amylase is typically elevated