NOAH CAPUTO DERMATOLOGY SCHOOL
AGE SICK VISIT SHADOW HEALTH CARE
PLAN WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION EXAM
2026 ACTUAL EXAMINATION PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Bard Parker Round Knurled - allows control by twisting rather than
rocking motion. Answer:
⩥ Beaver handle - round like a pencil and used for small delicate areas
like the eyes and has specific blades. Answer:
⩥ Iris scissors - sharp tip, short blade (straight or curved); used for sharp
dissection and cutting on the face. Answer:
⩥ Gradle scissors - blades are curved and tapered; used for periorbital
region. Answer:
⩥ Westcott scissors - sharp, fine point used for cutting around the eye;
operates on spring system. Answer:
⩥ O'Brien scissors - angled blade with fine point for cutting suture in
delicate or tight areas. Answer:
,⩥ Metzenbaum scissors - blunted tips used for blunt dissection. Answer:
⩥ Spencer scissors - curved blade with unilateral notch used for suture
cutting. Answer:
⩥ Strabismus scissor. Answer:
⩥ Mayo Noble dissecting scissors. Answer:
⩥ Adson forceps - broad handle that tapers to a long, narrow tip.
Answer:
⩥ Bishop Harman forceps - small, delicate fine tip +/- teeth; always with
3 holes making it lightweight. Answer:
⩥ Jewelers forceps - extremely fine and sharp tip for splinter or suture
removal. Answer:
⩥ Brown Adson forceps - like Adson but with 16 teeth. Answer:
⩥ Dressing forceps. Answer:
, ⩥ Tissue forceps. Answer:
⩥ Forester forceps (eye dressing forceps). Answer:
⩥ From left to right
10 blade - used for thick skin
11 blade - used for I&D or for sharp angles
12 blade - sometimes used for suture cutting
15 blade - most commonly used in derm. Answer:
⩥ Halsey needle holder - long delicate jaws for suture 5-0 or smaller.
Answer:
⩥ Webster needle holder - for suture 6-0 or smaller. Answer:
⩥ Derf needle holder - 4-0 to 6-0 suture. Answer:
⩥ Castroviejo needle holder - used for delicate surgeries such as
vascular, ophthalmologic, and cosmetic. Answer:
⩥ Collier needle holder - 3-0 to 6-0 suture; fenestrated jaws. Answer:
AGE SICK VISIT SHADOW HEALTH CARE
PLAN WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION EXAM
2026 ACTUAL EXAMINATION PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Bard Parker Round Knurled - allows control by twisting rather than
rocking motion. Answer:
⩥ Beaver handle - round like a pencil and used for small delicate areas
like the eyes and has specific blades. Answer:
⩥ Iris scissors - sharp tip, short blade (straight or curved); used for sharp
dissection and cutting on the face. Answer:
⩥ Gradle scissors - blades are curved and tapered; used for periorbital
region. Answer:
⩥ Westcott scissors - sharp, fine point used for cutting around the eye;
operates on spring system. Answer:
⩥ O'Brien scissors - angled blade with fine point for cutting suture in
delicate or tight areas. Answer:
,⩥ Metzenbaum scissors - blunted tips used for blunt dissection. Answer:
⩥ Spencer scissors - curved blade with unilateral notch used for suture
cutting. Answer:
⩥ Strabismus scissor. Answer:
⩥ Mayo Noble dissecting scissors. Answer:
⩥ Adson forceps - broad handle that tapers to a long, narrow tip.
Answer:
⩥ Bishop Harman forceps - small, delicate fine tip +/- teeth; always with
3 holes making it lightweight. Answer:
⩥ Jewelers forceps - extremely fine and sharp tip for splinter or suture
removal. Answer:
⩥ Brown Adson forceps - like Adson but with 16 teeth. Answer:
⩥ Dressing forceps. Answer:
, ⩥ Tissue forceps. Answer:
⩥ Forester forceps (eye dressing forceps). Answer:
⩥ From left to right
10 blade - used for thick skin
11 blade - used for I&D or for sharp angles
12 blade - sometimes used for suture cutting
15 blade - most commonly used in derm. Answer:
⩥ Halsey needle holder - long delicate jaws for suture 5-0 or smaller.
Answer:
⩥ Webster needle holder - for suture 6-0 or smaller. Answer:
⩥ Derf needle holder - 4-0 to 6-0 suture. Answer:
⩥ Castroviejo needle holder - used for delicate surgeries such as
vascular, ophthalmologic, and cosmetic. Answer:
⩥ Collier needle holder - 3-0 to 6-0 suture; fenestrated jaws. Answer:
