Surgical Emergencies Practice Test

A 67-year-old man presents with a 3-day history of worsening left lower quadrant pain, fever, and nausea. A CT scan of the abdomen reveals acute diverticulitis with a 5 cm pericolic abscess.

A patient is in the operating room for suspected appendicitis. Upon entering the abdomen, the surgeon finds a perforated appendix with a 4-cm well-contained abscess in the right lower quadrant. The surrounding bowel appears healthy.