DTCC SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY FINAL EXAM
2025/2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
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A patient is brought into the emergency room with the following injuries: a large bruise on the
thigh, an irregular cut on the on the forehead, and skin scraped off the arm. The wounds would
be described as:
A. incise wound of thigh, abrasion of forehead, burns of the arm
B. avulsion of thigh, contused forehead, abrasion of arm
C. contused wound of thigh, laceration of forehead, abrasion of arm
D. abrasion of thigh, puncture wound to forehead, lacerated arm
C. contused wound of thigh, laceration of forehead, abrasion of arm
You are assigned to scrub on a gunshot wound of the abdomen with a perforated bowel and will
expect the surgeon to:
A. clean up the wound and approximate wound edges for primary intention healing
B. irrigate and suction in preparation for second intention healing
C. suture individual layers of tissue after debridement of the wound
D. clean up the wound, park the wound to keep wound edges apart, and bring the patient back
at a later date for delayed closure
D. clean up the wound, park the wound to keep wound edges apart, and bring the patient back
at a later date for delayed closure
Control of bleeding is called:
A. homeostasis
B. granulation
C. inflammatory process
D. hemostasis
D. hemostasis
During which phase of wound healing is the strength of the wound limited to the suture holding
it together?
A. granulation
B. lag phase (inflammatory)
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,C. epithelization (proliferation)
D. remolding (maturation)
B. lag phase (inflammatory)
All of the following factors delay wound healing except:
A. smoking
B. steroid or cancer drugs
C. emotional stress
D. good circulation
D. good circulation
Which of the following intraoperative techniques would not promote wound healing?
A. inoculum of bacteria into the wound
B. preservation of blood supply
C. elimination of dead space
D. irrigation to debride the wound
A. inoculum of bacteria into the wound
Based on the potential for infection, which one of the following described wounds would be
classified as a class I?
A. removal of the appendix with no major spill
B. inguinal hernia repair without break in technique
C. compound fracture
D. gunshot wound to the abdomen
B. inguinal hernia repair without break in technique
A collection of fluid in tissue would result in all of the following except:
A. hemostasis
B. a culture medium for bacteria
C. pressure on adjacent organs
D. elevation of skin flap with loss of vascularity and predisposition to wound disruption
A. hemostasis
For which of the following wound drains would a sterile safety pin be needed?
A. sump drain
B. closed wound suction drain
C. Penrose drain
D. gravity drain
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,C. Penrose drain
Inadvertent removal of which one of the following drains during the first 48 hours after
placement would cause the least concern?
A. T tube (gravity drain)
B. wound sump drain
C. closed-wound suction drain
D. nasogastric tube
D. nasogastric tube
Which of the following signs would you expect if the patient is hemorrhaging?
A. slow pulse
B. hypertension
C. cool, moist skin
D. flushed face
C. cool, moist skin
Which of the following methods of hemostasis is thermal?
A. absorbable gelatin (Gelfoam)
B. thrombin
C. Esmarch bandage
D. electrocautery
D. electrocautery
When fibrous bands of scar tissue bind organs together, the condition is:
A. adhesions
B. cicatrix
C. evisceration
D. sinus tract
A. adhesions
A suture at the secondary suture line is a:
A. stick tie
B. ligature
C. traction suture
D. retention suture
D. retention suture
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, Of the following sutures, which will be absorbed quickest?
A. surgical gut
B. polyglycolic acid (Dexon)
C. polypropylene (Prolene)
D. polydioxanone (PDS)
A. surgical gut
Which suture is contraindicated both in the presence of infection and in the urinary or biliary
tract?
A. chromic gut
B. polypropylene (Prolene)
C. polydioxanone (PDS)
D. silk
D. silk
Which suture gauge would be more appropriate for ophthalmic surgery?
A. 7
B. 0
C. 4-0
D. 8-0
D. 8-0
The needle point most appropriate for suturing liver, pancreas, or spleen is:
A. taper
B. blunt
C. cutting
D. trocars
B. blunt
Which of the following statements best describes the placement of the needle holder on the
needle?
A. one-fourth of the distance from the point
B. on the swaged section
C. in the center of the needle
D. one-third the distance from the eye or swage
D. one-third the distance from the eye or swage
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2025/2026 COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED
A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
A patient is brought into the emergency room with the following injuries: a large bruise on the
thigh, an irregular cut on the on the forehead, and skin scraped off the arm. The wounds would
be described as:
A. incise wound of thigh, abrasion of forehead, burns of the arm
B. avulsion of thigh, contused forehead, abrasion of arm
C. contused wound of thigh, laceration of forehead, abrasion of arm
D. abrasion of thigh, puncture wound to forehead, lacerated arm
C. contused wound of thigh, laceration of forehead, abrasion of arm
You are assigned to scrub on a gunshot wound of the abdomen with a perforated bowel and will
expect the surgeon to:
A. clean up the wound and approximate wound edges for primary intention healing
B. irrigate and suction in preparation for second intention healing
C. suture individual layers of tissue after debridement of the wound
D. clean up the wound, park the wound to keep wound edges apart, and bring the patient back
at a later date for delayed closure
D. clean up the wound, park the wound to keep wound edges apart, and bring the patient back
at a later date for delayed closure
Control of bleeding is called:
A. homeostasis
B. granulation
C. inflammatory process
D. hemostasis
D. hemostasis
During which phase of wound healing is the strength of the wound limited to the suture holding
it together?
A. granulation
B. lag phase (inflammatory)
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,C. epithelization (proliferation)
D. remolding (maturation)
B. lag phase (inflammatory)
All of the following factors delay wound healing except:
A. smoking
B. steroid or cancer drugs
C. emotional stress
D. good circulation
D. good circulation
Which of the following intraoperative techniques would not promote wound healing?
A. inoculum of bacteria into the wound
B. preservation of blood supply
C. elimination of dead space
D. irrigation to debride the wound
A. inoculum of bacteria into the wound
Based on the potential for infection, which one of the following described wounds would be
classified as a class I?
A. removal of the appendix with no major spill
B. inguinal hernia repair without break in technique
C. compound fracture
D. gunshot wound to the abdomen
B. inguinal hernia repair without break in technique
A collection of fluid in tissue would result in all of the following except:
A. hemostasis
B. a culture medium for bacteria
C. pressure on adjacent organs
D. elevation of skin flap with loss of vascularity and predisposition to wound disruption
A. hemostasis
For which of the following wound drains would a sterile safety pin be needed?
A. sump drain
B. closed wound suction drain
C. Penrose drain
D. gravity drain
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,C. Penrose drain
Inadvertent removal of which one of the following drains during the first 48 hours after
placement would cause the least concern?
A. T tube (gravity drain)
B. wound sump drain
C. closed-wound suction drain
D. nasogastric tube
D. nasogastric tube
Which of the following signs would you expect if the patient is hemorrhaging?
A. slow pulse
B. hypertension
C. cool, moist skin
D. flushed face
C. cool, moist skin
Which of the following methods of hemostasis is thermal?
A. absorbable gelatin (Gelfoam)
B. thrombin
C. Esmarch bandage
D. electrocautery
D. electrocautery
When fibrous bands of scar tissue bind organs together, the condition is:
A. adhesions
B. cicatrix
C. evisceration
D. sinus tract
A. adhesions
A suture at the secondary suture line is a:
A. stick tie
B. ligature
C. traction suture
D. retention suture
D. retention suture
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, Of the following sutures, which will be absorbed quickest?
A. surgical gut
B. polyglycolic acid (Dexon)
C. polypropylene (Prolene)
D. polydioxanone (PDS)
A. surgical gut
Which suture is contraindicated both in the presence of infection and in the urinary or biliary
tract?
A. chromic gut
B. polypropylene (Prolene)
C. polydioxanone (PDS)
D. silk
D. silk
Which suture gauge would be more appropriate for ophthalmic surgery?
A. 7
B. 0
C. 4-0
D. 8-0
D. 8-0
The needle point most appropriate for suturing liver, pancreas, or spleen is:
A. taper
B. blunt
C. cutting
D. trocars
B. blunt
Which of the following statements best describes the placement of the needle holder on the
needle?
A. one-fourth of the distance from the point
B. on the swaged section
C. in the center of the needle
D. one-third the distance from the eye or swage
D. one-third the distance from the eye or swage
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