SURGERY EOR EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL IN ONE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 800+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Amide anesthetics have _ i's. - (answer) 2 i's
Ex: lidocaine, bupivocaine
Ester anasthetics have _ i's. - (answer) One i
Ex: procaine, benzocaine
Which type of suture material can maintain tensile strength >60 days? - (answer) Nonabsorbable
Made of silk, nylon, polypropylene, polyester
Wounds that are clean and uninfected may be closed primarily for up to __ hours following the injury -
(answer) 18 hr
Wounds on the face may be closed primarily up to __ hours following the injury in all patients -
(answer) 24 hours
What size suture preferred for trunk? - (answer) 3-0 or 4-0
What size suture preferred for extremities & scalp? - (answer) 4-0 or 5-0
What size suture preferred for face? - (answer) 5-0 or 6-0
How long should sutures be left in the face/eyelid? - (answer) 3-5 days
How long should sutures be left on scalp, arms, wounds NOT under tension? - (answer) 7-10 days
, SURGERY EOR EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL IN ONE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 800+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
How long should sutures on trunk, legs, hands, feet, over joints, or wounds under tension be left? -
(answer) 10-14 days
*Sutures in joints should be left in for at least 10 days; then keep clean and adhesive bandage for 5 days
How long should sutures on the palms or soles be left? - (answer) 14-21 days
How should incisions be made in relation to the skin tension lines (Langer's lines)? - (answer) Parallel
Stages of wound healing - (answer) 1. Inflammation
2. Proliferation (epithelialization)
3. Maturation (matrix remodeling)
How to prevent keloid formation: - (answer) Reduce tension when closing wound
Moist/hydration
Use of taping/pressure garments
Corticosteroids
Tx for keloids - (answer) Silicone + pressure therapy + intralesional steroid injection
If refractory after 12 mo., then surgical excision + electron beam irradiation, internal cryotherapy, or
imiquimod 5%
What produces the symptom of breast dimpling in patients with breast cancer? - (answer) Carcinoma
infiltration into Copper ligament --> causes tethering, which leads to breast dimpling
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Amide anesthetics have _ i's. - (answer) 2 i's
Ex: lidocaine, bupivocaine
Ester anasthetics have _ i's. - (answer) One i
Ex: procaine, benzocaine
Which type of suture material can maintain tensile strength >60 days? - (answer) Nonabsorbable
Made of silk, nylon, polypropylene, polyester
Wounds that are clean and uninfected may be closed primarily for up to __ hours following the injury -
(answer) 18 hr
Wounds on the face may be closed primarily up to __ hours following the injury in all patients -
(answer) 24 hours
What size suture preferred for trunk? - (answer) 3-0 or 4-0
What size suture preferred for extremities & scalp? - (answer) 4-0 or 5-0
What size suture preferred for face? - (answer) 5-0 or 6-0
How long should sutures be left in the face/eyelid? - (answer) 3-5 days
How long should sutures be left on scalp, arms, wounds NOT under tension? - (answer) 7-10 days
, SURGERY EOR EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND STUDY GUIDE ALL IN ONE NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 800+
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
How long should sutures on trunk, legs, hands, feet, over joints, or wounds under tension be left? -
(answer) 10-14 days
*Sutures in joints should be left in for at least 10 days; then keep clean and adhesive bandage for 5 days
How long should sutures on the palms or soles be left? - (answer) 14-21 days
How should incisions be made in relation to the skin tension lines (Langer's lines)? - (answer) Parallel
Stages of wound healing - (answer) 1. Inflammation
2. Proliferation (epithelialization)
3. Maturation (matrix remodeling)
How to prevent keloid formation: - (answer) Reduce tension when closing wound
Moist/hydration
Use of taping/pressure garments
Corticosteroids
Tx for keloids - (answer) Silicone + pressure therapy + intralesional steroid injection
If refractory after 12 mo., then surgical excision + electron beam irradiation, internal cryotherapy, or
imiquimod 5%
What produces the symptom of breast dimpling in patients with breast cancer? - (answer) Carcinoma
infiltration into Copper ligament --> causes tethering, which leads to breast dimpling
