Suture

Question 1

SH or NSH denotes

Answer 1

small diameter 1/2 circle taper point needle

Question 2

CT or NCT denotes

Answer 2

regular 1/2 circle taper point needle

Question 3

CP or NCP denotes

Answer 3

a regular 1/2 circle reverse cutting needle

Question 4

FS or NFS denotes

Answer 4

a regular 3/8 circle reverse cutting needle

Question 5

P, PS or NP, NPS denotes

Answer 5

a precision point reverse cutting used more in cosmetic surgery

Question 6

50% tensile strengh

Answer 6

Question 7

Answer 7

Question 8

You are closing the linea alba following a celiotomy in a 6 year old Lab weighing 70#. What suture would be the MOST appropriate?

Answer 8

PDS, size 1, CT

Question 9

You are suturing a laceration in a horse. There is a 2 inch long cut on the front of the cannon bone that only goes skin deep. After going through the required wound management steps of clipping, scrubbing, blocking the skin, debridement and lavage, you begin your closure using ________________?

Answer 9

• Ethilon, 2-0, FS
• Prolene, 2-0, FS

Question 10

What type of suture material would be MOST appropriate for imbricating the facsia lata to help stabilize the stifle joint?

Answer 10

PDS

Question 11

You perform a gastrotomy in a 40# Beagle to remove a foreign body. What is the best suture choice for closure from the list provided?

Answer 11

Monocryl, size 3-0, SH

Question 12

You perform a cystotomy in a 40# Beagle to remove stones (cystic calculi). What is the best suture choice?

Answer 12

Monocryl, size 3-0, SH

Question 13

You decide to use Monoswift (PGCL synthetic absorbable suture) to close the subcutaneous tissue layer in a dog in a continuous pattern. Using the Monoswift Needle Guide as a reference, which of the following needles would be most appropriate to use?

NFS-2

NFS-1

NHS-1

NCT-2

NCT-1

Answer 13

NCT-1

Question 14

You are asked to close the skin following a celiotomy in a 45# dog, using a continous intradermal closure. Which suture material would you use?

Answer 14

Monocryl, 3-0, FS-2

Question 15

You are closing the linea alba following a celiotomy in a 6 year old Lab weighing 70#. What suture are you going to use?

Answer 15

PDS, size 1, CT

Question 16

You perform a cystotomy in a 40# Beagle to remove stones (cystic calculi). What is the best suture choice?

Answer 16

Monocryl, size 3-0, SH