NBCE MINOR SURGERY AND
PROCTOLOGY OREGON BOARD TEST
PAPER 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
FULL SOLUTIONS
⩥ Condyloma acuminata. Answer: Genital warts caused by HPV
⩥ Condyloma lata. Answer: Secondary syphilis
⩥ Methiolate. Answer: mc antiseptic for preop skin prep
⩥ Formalin. Answer: Used to transfer of biopsy specimen (10%
concentration)
⩥ Phenol coefficient. Answer: strength or effectiveness of an antiseptic
⩥ dry sterilization. Answer: 170 degrees Celsius for 1 hour. Will NOT
kill spores. Used in emergency when other methods not available
⩥ 2% boric acid is used for what?. Answer: Reduce swelling of mucous
membrane
Treats conjunctivitis
,⩥ Crede treatment. Answer: treatment of silver nitrate in the eyes of
newborns
⩥ Hexachlorophene. Answer: Teratogenic
⩥ In chiro profession we use. Answer: anesthesia, antiseptic and
astringent
⩥ tertiary union. Answer: close up 3-4 days after surgery due to
contamination of wound (ie animals bites)
⩥ Field block. Answer: most commonly used in minor surgery
Creates a wall of anesthesia around the surgical site
⩥ What is TAC and what does it stand for. Answer: Anesthetic agent:
Tetracaine 0.5%; Epinephrine 1:2,000 concentration; Cocaine 11.8%
T - Tetracain
A- Adrenaline
C - Cocaine
⩥ Bite. Answer: amount of tissue taken when placing a suture needle in
the skin/fascia
, ⩥ Subcuticular (Intradermal) Suture. Answer: "pull out suture" - Causes
least amount of scarring and is usually used for the face
⩥ Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Answer: Not commonly on the hands
Non-healing ulcer
Refer for excision and biopsy
⩥ Squamous cell carcinoma. Answer: Most common type of skin cancer
of the head and neck
⩥ How to remove a sebaceous cyst. Answer: excise entire cyst with
elliptical
⩥ Carbuncle. Answer: Skin infection composed of a cluster of
(furuncles) boils caused by staphylococcal bacteria
Present as raised pustules with a necrotic core found on face, nape of
neck, axilla, groin, and buttocks
Cut, drain, and pack with topical antibiotics BUT systemic antibiotics
also needed (out of DC scope)
⩥ recto-sigmoid. Answer: Most common area of the intestines that first
gets inflamed with IBD?
PROCTOLOGY OREGON BOARD TEST
PAPER 2026 LATEST QUESTIONS AND
FULL SOLUTIONS
⩥ Condyloma acuminata. Answer: Genital warts caused by HPV
⩥ Condyloma lata. Answer: Secondary syphilis
⩥ Methiolate. Answer: mc antiseptic for preop skin prep
⩥ Formalin. Answer: Used to transfer of biopsy specimen (10%
concentration)
⩥ Phenol coefficient. Answer: strength or effectiveness of an antiseptic
⩥ dry sterilization. Answer: 170 degrees Celsius for 1 hour. Will NOT
kill spores. Used in emergency when other methods not available
⩥ 2% boric acid is used for what?. Answer: Reduce swelling of mucous
membrane
Treats conjunctivitis
,⩥ Crede treatment. Answer: treatment of silver nitrate in the eyes of
newborns
⩥ Hexachlorophene. Answer: Teratogenic
⩥ In chiro profession we use. Answer: anesthesia, antiseptic and
astringent
⩥ tertiary union. Answer: close up 3-4 days after surgery due to
contamination of wound (ie animals bites)
⩥ Field block. Answer: most commonly used in minor surgery
Creates a wall of anesthesia around the surgical site
⩥ What is TAC and what does it stand for. Answer: Anesthetic agent:
Tetracaine 0.5%; Epinephrine 1:2,000 concentration; Cocaine 11.8%
T - Tetracain
A- Adrenaline
C - Cocaine
⩥ Bite. Answer: amount of tissue taken when placing a suture needle in
the skin/fascia
, ⩥ Subcuticular (Intradermal) Suture. Answer: "pull out suture" - Causes
least amount of scarring and is usually used for the face
⩥ Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Answer: Not commonly on the hands
Non-healing ulcer
Refer for excision and biopsy
⩥ Squamous cell carcinoma. Answer: Most common type of skin cancer
of the head and neck
⩥ How to remove a sebaceous cyst. Answer: excise entire cyst with
elliptical
⩥ Carbuncle. Answer: Skin infection composed of a cluster of
(furuncles) boils caused by staphylococcal bacteria
Present as raised pustules with a necrotic core found on face, nape of
neck, axilla, groin, and buttocks
Cut, drain, and pack with topical antibiotics BUT systemic antibiotics
also needed (out of DC scope)
⩥ recto-sigmoid. Answer: Most common area of the intestines that first
gets inflamed with IBD?
