NBCE: MINOR SURGERY & PROCTOLOGY OREGON BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025

NBCE: MINOR SURGERY LATEST
& PROCTOLOGY
OREGON BOARD EXAM
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS IN THIS SECTION



QUESTION 1



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Common local anesthetic injection used in dental offices is ______ - ANSWERS-
novocaine



QUESTION 2



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Heavy ingestions of ASPIRIN have a direct impact on minor surgery procedures.
They will ________ by _______. - ANSWERS-increase the bleeding

prolonging the clotting time



QUESTION 3



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, NBCE: MINOR SURGERY LATEST
& PROCTOLOGY
OREGON BOARD EXAM
14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



_____ lower blood pressure. Most commonly these medications are Dyazid and
Lasix. - ANSWERS-Diuretics



QUESTION 4



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



_______ are a VERY HIGH risk. Their healing time is greatly increased and they
are poor healers and are prone to secondary infections far more than the average
patient. - ANSWERS-Diabetics



QUESTION 5



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Patients with known blood dycrasias are HIGH RISK candidates. Some examples
include: - ANSWERS-Hemophilia (no clotting factors)

Leukemia

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, NBCE: MINOR SURGERY LATEST
& PROCTOLOGY
OREGON BOARD EXAM
Simple anemia




QUESTION 6



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Patients take Coumadin or Heparin as a blood thinner which will increase bleeding
because the clotting ability is compromised. HIGH RISK. Patients who take these
mediations have _________, ______, ________. - ANSWERS-Stroke, Arterial
prosthesis, thrombophlebitis



QUESTION 7



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Patients with ________ and ________ should ELIMINATED from minor surgery
procedures. - ANSWERS-Pulmonary hypertension

Congestive heart failure (CHF)



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, NBCE: MINOR SURGERY LATEST
& PROCTOLOGY
OREGON BOARD EXAM
QUESTION 8



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Patients with ______ frequently take digoxin, lanoxin, or digitalis. - ANSWERS-
Arrhythmia



QUESTION 9



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:



Patients with respiratory complaints constitute another HIGH RISK group because
there is a decrease in oxygen uptake and resultant acidosis. These conditions
include: - ANSWERS-Asthma

Emphysema

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)



QUESTION 10



14% Risks, complications, and legal limitations:
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