IM Surgery questions and answers 2025/2026
latest update
FALSE - answerTrue or False
It is okay to help out by grabbing/ touch blue things in pre/ post op
stay still until directed where to go - answerwhat should you do once you are sterile?
"I'm not sure, but I will look it up" - answerwhat to say if you don't know the answer to a question in the
OR
FALSE - answerTrue/ False
You may grab something off of the mayo stand if the surgeon is the one who asks for it
true - answertrue/ false
if you break sterility, you should say something right away
supine position - answerposition
prone position - answerposition
lithotomy position - answerposition
Jackknife position - answerposition
trendelenburg postion - answerposition
Reverse Trandelenburg Position - answerposition
to remove dirt, debris, transient microorganisms from hands, nails, forearms, elbows
,minimize colonized microbial counts
inhibit rapid regrowth of microorganisms - answerPurpose of scrubbing for sterility
first scrub stroke style
first scrub timed style
secondary scrub - answerthree scrub styles
timed scrub - answerscrub for sterility where a timer is started, front and back of one hand are scrubbed
for two minutes, then both sides of the arm are washed for one minute, which is then repeated on the
other side, total timer should be 5 minutes plus 1 minute for every time you touch something except the
brush
stroke scrub - answerscrub for sterility with 10 strokes per side, repeated on each hand
secondary scrub - answerscrub for sterility that can be done if you have already done a primary scrub
Betadine
Betadine scrub
Chlorahexadine (Hibiclens) - answersurgical site prep choices
Betadine - answersurgical site prep that scans brown color, desiccates skin, and is best for OPEN
WOUNDS
Betadine scrub - answersurgical site prep that is mixed with hydrogen peroxide
and used on DIRTY WOUNDS
Chlorahexadine (Hibiclens) - answersurgical site prep site that stains orange color, has a small chance of
local skin reaction, is for use on CLEAN SURFACES ONLY
used if butadiene or iodine allergy
,laparotomy - answeryou should always prep for what if you are working on the abdomen?
start at center, work circumferentially outward - answerdirection of application for betadine prep
scrub intended incision site back and forth for one minute, then pain surrounding skin in circumferential
fashion - answerdirection of application for chlorhexadine
hands
forearms up to elbows
nipples to waist - answerwhat part of you is sterile?
edge of the bed up
anything blue
light handles/ covers - answerwhat part of OR table is sterile?
false - answertrue/ false:
an infected wound with an anticipated procedure always requires sterile technique, not clean technique
destructive methods of surgery - answerexamples of this include cautery, chemical, cryoablation and
curettage
destructive methods of surgery - answermethod of surgery reserved for low invasive cancerous lesions,
precancerous lesions, elderly patients, difficult to operate anatomy, coagulopathic patients or benign
lesions
4-6 weeks - answerwhen to reevaluate after cryotherapy
trichloroacetic acid - answeragent used for chemical ablation
cautery ablation - answerthis procedure shines in treating pedunculated lesions like skin tags
, via secondary intention - answerhow does tissue heal after cautery ablation?
curettage - answerthis procedural technique reserves the ability for palpable detection of residual lesion
due to a decreased inflammatory reaction
non dissolving (nylon, ethanol, etc.) - answerwhat kind of sutures should you use when closing a punch
biopsy?
along the langers lines - answerwhere should an excision be made for the best cosmesis?
langers lines - answername of these lines?
3-4 times, with a 30 degree angle of the arch - answerlength of an ellipse lesion should be how much
bigger than the width?
gentle handling of tissue
meticulous hemostasis
preservation of blood supply
strict aseptic technique
minimum tension on tissues
accurate tissue apposition
obliteration of dead space - answerhalsted's principles for closure
Incision and drainage - answertreatment for infected lesions
non-inflamed lesions - answerexcision of cystic skin masses should be limited to what?
significantly weakened - answeraffect on anesthesia with a pH less than 6.4
latest update
FALSE - answerTrue or False
It is okay to help out by grabbing/ touch blue things in pre/ post op
stay still until directed where to go - answerwhat should you do once you are sterile?
"I'm not sure, but I will look it up" - answerwhat to say if you don't know the answer to a question in the
OR
FALSE - answerTrue/ False
You may grab something off of the mayo stand if the surgeon is the one who asks for it
true - answertrue/ false
if you break sterility, you should say something right away
supine position - answerposition
prone position - answerposition
lithotomy position - answerposition
Jackknife position - answerposition
trendelenburg postion - answerposition
Reverse Trandelenburg Position - answerposition
to remove dirt, debris, transient microorganisms from hands, nails, forearms, elbows
,minimize colonized microbial counts
inhibit rapid regrowth of microorganisms - answerPurpose of scrubbing for sterility
first scrub stroke style
first scrub timed style
secondary scrub - answerthree scrub styles
timed scrub - answerscrub for sterility where a timer is started, front and back of one hand are scrubbed
for two minutes, then both sides of the arm are washed for one minute, which is then repeated on the
other side, total timer should be 5 minutes plus 1 minute for every time you touch something except the
brush
stroke scrub - answerscrub for sterility with 10 strokes per side, repeated on each hand
secondary scrub - answerscrub for sterility that can be done if you have already done a primary scrub
Betadine
Betadine scrub
Chlorahexadine (Hibiclens) - answersurgical site prep choices
Betadine - answersurgical site prep that scans brown color, desiccates skin, and is best for OPEN
WOUNDS
Betadine scrub - answersurgical site prep that is mixed with hydrogen peroxide
and used on DIRTY WOUNDS
Chlorahexadine (Hibiclens) - answersurgical site prep site that stains orange color, has a small chance of
local skin reaction, is for use on CLEAN SURFACES ONLY
used if butadiene or iodine allergy
,laparotomy - answeryou should always prep for what if you are working on the abdomen?
start at center, work circumferentially outward - answerdirection of application for betadine prep
scrub intended incision site back and forth for one minute, then pain surrounding skin in circumferential
fashion - answerdirection of application for chlorhexadine
hands
forearms up to elbows
nipples to waist - answerwhat part of you is sterile?
edge of the bed up
anything blue
light handles/ covers - answerwhat part of OR table is sterile?
false - answertrue/ false:
an infected wound with an anticipated procedure always requires sterile technique, not clean technique
destructive methods of surgery - answerexamples of this include cautery, chemical, cryoablation and
curettage
destructive methods of surgery - answermethod of surgery reserved for low invasive cancerous lesions,
precancerous lesions, elderly patients, difficult to operate anatomy, coagulopathic patients or benign
lesions
4-6 weeks - answerwhen to reevaluate after cryotherapy
trichloroacetic acid - answeragent used for chemical ablation
cautery ablation - answerthis procedure shines in treating pedunculated lesions like skin tags
, via secondary intention - answerhow does tissue heal after cautery ablation?
curettage - answerthis procedural technique reserves the ability for palpable detection of residual lesion
due to a decreased inflammatory reaction
non dissolving (nylon, ethanol, etc.) - answerwhat kind of sutures should you use when closing a punch
biopsy?
along the langers lines - answerwhere should an excision be made for the best cosmesis?
langers lines - answername of these lines?
3-4 times, with a 30 degree angle of the arch - answerlength of an ellipse lesion should be how much
bigger than the width?
gentle handling of tissue
meticulous hemostasis
preservation of blood supply
strict aseptic technique
minimum tension on tissues
accurate tissue apposition
obliteration of dead space - answerhalsted's principles for closure
Incision and drainage - answertreatment for infected lesions
non-inflamed lesions - answerexcision of cystic skin masses should be limited to what?
significantly weakened - answeraffect on anesthesia with a pH less than 6.4
