Nephrectomy in Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics — 25yo Man | Patient Safety | SMLE Q#1025
SMLE Question #1025
Patient Safety, Preventive & Ethics
Patient Safety
Last updated: February 2026
A 25-year-old male surgical intern reviews the preoperative chart of a 52-year-old man scheduled this morning for nephrectomy for a renal mass. Imaging and clinic notes describe a left-sided renal lesion and planned left nephrectomy, but the operating theatre schedule lists a right nephrectomy. The patient is in the preoperative holding area, and the attending surgeon is elsewhere in the hospital. What is the most appropriate immediate action for the intern to take?
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