NIFA SURGICAL SPECIALITIES CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ the operative cholangiography is in conjunction with what other
procedure. Answer: cholecystectomy
◉ what does an operative cholangiography demonstrate. Answer: ductal
system/anatomy; drainage into duodenum; residual stone or blockage
◉ what images do you take for an operative cholangiography. Answer:
AP, RPO, LPO (angle C-arm for oblique)
◉ advantages of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Answer: outpatient
procedure; minimally invasive; shorter stay
◉ how man incisions are made for a laparoscopic cholecystecomy.
Answer: 3 small holes with no stitches
◉ what do we call a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Answer: lap chole
, ◉ what do we put into the pt belly for a lap chole. Answer: tracer to
extend the belly with CO2?
◉ 3 reasons we are in orthopedic procedures. Answer: reducing fx;
insertion of orthopedic devisees; inserting stabilizing rods into long
bones
◉ internal fixation devices. Answer: medical devices used to stabilize
fractures that penetrate the skin and hold the pieces of bone in place
directly (screws, pins, wires, nails)
◉ external fixation devices. Answer: medical devices used to stabilize
fractures without penetrating the skin (casts, for example)
◉ closed reduction. Answer: no incisions; C-arm imaging with general
anesthesia; cast once finished
◉ closed reduction for dislocation (of humerus). Answer: reduce in ED;
awake but sedated with analgesics
◉ open reduction. Answer: surgical opening to move tissue and see the
bone; actually attach hardware to the bone
◉ retractors. Answer: Surgical instruments for holding back the flesh at
the edge of a surgical opening
EVALUATION EXAMS 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ the operative cholangiography is in conjunction with what other
procedure. Answer: cholecystectomy
◉ what does an operative cholangiography demonstrate. Answer: ductal
system/anatomy; drainage into duodenum; residual stone or blockage
◉ what images do you take for an operative cholangiography. Answer:
AP, RPO, LPO (angle C-arm for oblique)
◉ advantages of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Answer: outpatient
procedure; minimally invasive; shorter stay
◉ how man incisions are made for a laparoscopic cholecystecomy.
Answer: 3 small holes with no stitches
◉ what do we call a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Answer: lap chole
, ◉ what do we put into the pt belly for a lap chole. Answer: tracer to
extend the belly with CO2?
◉ 3 reasons we are in orthopedic procedures. Answer: reducing fx;
insertion of orthopedic devisees; inserting stabilizing rods into long
bones
◉ internal fixation devices. Answer: medical devices used to stabilize
fractures that penetrate the skin and hold the pieces of bone in place
directly (screws, pins, wires, nails)
◉ external fixation devices. Answer: medical devices used to stabilize
fractures without penetrating the skin (casts, for example)
◉ closed reduction. Answer: no incisions; C-arm imaging with general
anesthesia; cast once finished
◉ closed reduction for dislocation (of humerus). Answer: reduce in ED;
awake but sedated with analgesics
◉ open reduction. Answer: surgical opening to move tissue and see the
bone; actually attach hardware to the bone
◉ retractors. Answer: Surgical instruments for holding back the flesh at
the edge of a surgical opening
