Surgery Practice Questions

Question 1

Cap and gown must be worn

Answer 1

only when scrubbing and prepping but not when vacuuming and clipping

Question 2

open gloving is appropriate when

Answer 2

a glove punctures in sx and you are doing a procedure when you dont gown

Question 3

what is the most appropriate technique for doing final prep scrub

Answer 3

start over incision site and go inside to outside, discard when it touches hair

Question 4

T/F you move from periphery towards surgical site with the drape

Answer 4

F

Question 5

T/F exploratory laparotomy incision extends from umbilicus to pubis

Answer 5

F; xyphoid to pubis

Question 6

what does not sterilize surgical equipment

Answer 6

ultrasound

Question 7

non-absorbable suture is defined as retaining 100% of its strength for at least

Answer 7

60 days

Question 8

what type of suture is non-absorbable

Answer 8

prolene

Question 9

what are the inverting suture patterns

Answer 9

cushing and lembert

Question 10

slip knot is caused by

Answer 10

applying more tension to one strand of suture than the other

Question 11

which of the following is correct (suture question)

Answer 11

PDS loses its tensile strength more slowly than Monocryl

Question 12

burying a knot at the start of a suture line, you go…

Answer 12

deep to superficial, superficial to deep

Question 13

how many knots at the start and end of a superficial suture line

Answer 13

6 and 7

Question 14

T/F surgeons throw should always be used in any knot…

Answer 14

F

Question 15

when manipulating the abdominal organs, which instrument should be used

Answer 15

debakey

Question 16

closing jejunal body with what type of suture pattern

Answer 16

simple interrupted (could also be continuous)

Question 17

to control hemorrhage in gastric wall biopsy, what do you do?

Answer 17

apply digital pressure and close the incision

Question 18

you dropped the right pedicle… what do you move to see it

Answer 18

move mesoduodenum to the left

Question 19

falciform ligament should be cauterized where

Answer 19

cranial attachment

Question 20

5kg dog doing linea closure with simple interrupted pattern… what size and type of suture

Answer 20

3-0 PDS (if simple continuous, would be 2-0)

Question 21

T/F the linea alba is wider at the umbilicus than the pubis

Answer 21

T

Question 22

before and after a surgery you should always

Answer 22

count lap sponges, count gauze squares

Question 23

your linea closure should always include what layer

Answer 23

external leaf of the rectus abdominis sheath

Question 24

perioperative antibiotics means

Answer 24

start within 30 min of cutting, stop at end of sx

Question 25

what type of retractor can you use to improve visualization during a surgery

Answer 25

balfour

Question 26

what is the incision for an ex-lap

Answer 26

xyphoid to pubis

Question 27

what are the most appropriate materials for closing subcutaneous and skin, respectively

Answer 27

monocryl and prolene

Question 28

what is the definition for surgical oncology

Answer 28

patient-centered approach to tumor treatment

Question 29

what technique could you use to stage a sarcoma

Answer 29

lung radiographs to look for mets, ultrasound, bone marrow aspirate

Question 30

which of the following is true regarding an FNA

Answer 30

sample multiple locations

Question 31

when should you perform a biopsy before surgical procedure

Answer 31

if histopath will impact the treatment approach

Question 32

which of the following is not a fascial plane

Answer 32

subcutaneous fat

Question 33

what is false about histopathology

Answer 33

if you have a large mass, you can cut it up into little pieces to submit (don’t do this, call your lab)