Extern Exam #1
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- Surgical intervention occurs during
- The maintenance phase of anesthesia
- Surgical intervention occurs during the
- maintenance phase of anesthesia
- Retinal detachment is due to
- Leakage of liquid from vitreous cavity
- Dentist prescribes antibiotics for an infected tooth prior to extraction
- to prevent bacterial endocarditis.
- Hepatomegaly is
- an enlarged liver
- A TURP is performed to treat
- Benign prostatic hypertrophy
- A word root meaning kidney
- Ren/o
- An important preooperative preparation of a laser
- is calibrating laser beam
- The drug cyclosporine is used to decrease
- the body'e natural immunity and given to the patient prior to organ transplant
- An injury to a patient as a result of the activity of a health care professional is referred to as
- Iatrogenic
- A hernia that presents through Hesselbach's triangle is a/an
- direct inguinal hernia
- A 10 mm trocar is placed in the umbilical incision
- for a laproscopic cholecystectomy
- Eggers plate used in the open reduction-internal fixation of fractures
- is slotted
- The endocardial lead of a permanent is placed in
- the right atrium
- An abnormal bending backward ot the uterus is called
- retroflex ion
- Viruses reproduce by
- host cell metabolism
- The first priority in an emergency situation when treating a patient is
- to provide a patient airway
- Potts-Smith scissor is the best choice for
- extending an arterial incision
- A self-retaining retractor used for expoure
- of the abdominal cavity is a balfour
- The pulse oximetry reading should remain
- at or above 95%
- 3-0 suture is used on the seromuscular layer when an end-to-end anastomosis of the
- small intestine if performed
- Tissue response monitoring system automatically adjusts the current of the
- electrosurgical unit and reduces the need to adjust the power settings for different types of tissues
- Manipulator is the technical term
- for robotic arms
- Bandage is rolled with layer of gauze between layers is the proper preparation of an
- Esmarch bandage for steam sterilaization
- The most common practice related to the order of performing the sponge, insturment, and sharp counts is
- sterile field, amyo stand, off the sterile field
- A resectoscope is used during
- a/an TURP
- The surgical procedure performed to correct the congenital absence of the roof of the mouth is a/an
- palatoplasty
- A skin graft that consists of the epidermis and half of the dermis is a/an
- split-thickness skin graft
- Purse-string suture technique is used to invert the stump of the apendix during
- and appendectomy
- 35-37 degree C is the
- steam biological indicator incubated temperature
- Calcium chloride is used to treat
- bradycardia in combonation with hypotension
- Gloves should not be obtained from the back table for
- closed-gloving techniques
- When closed gloving:
- cuff of gown must be covered by flove, glove is aligned w/ palm down, fingers toward elbow, and scrub person should be only performing technique
- The intermediate layer of a three-layer dressing
- absorbs secretions
- Instill irrigation fluids is the purpose of the third lumen in a
- three-way Foley catheter
- Spherically-shaped that occur in chains are reffered to a
- streptococci
- If unsure of the sharpness othe metzenbaum scissors
- cut two 4x4 sponges to test their effectiveness prior to the start of the surgical procedure
- The presence of ketones in the urine when an urinalysis is performed
- indicates diabetes mellitus
- To maintain control of the gurney
- the patient should be transported to the O.R. feet first.
- 10cc of fluid is required to inflate
- the indwelling Foley catheter 5-cc balloon
- 16 lbs is the recommended maximum weight of an
- insturment tray
- Jorgensen scissors is commonly used to make the final cut in order to remove
- the uterus during an abdominal hysterectomy
- Trephine is used to make the
- corneal cut during a corneal transplant
- The temperature in the O.R. is maintained
- between 65-75 degrees F
- A common fear of pediatric patients that the surgical technologist must address is
- seperation from parents
- Internal carotid arteries
- supplies the brain with blood
- Staphylococcus aureus is the MOST commonly transmitted pathogen
- in the operating room
- Chest rolls are to facilitate respirations for the patient
- in prone position
- Centesis is the suffix that means
- surgical puncture to remove fluid
- Inflammation of the inner lining of the heart caused by bacteria is known as
- endocarditis
- A pregnancy that does not ocur in the normal location is called
- an ectopic pregnancy
- If two chest tubes are placed, the purpose of the second chest tube inserted in the lower portion of the thoracic cavity is to
- evacuate fluids
- Cottonoids are use during a
- craniotomy
- Bispectral index monitoring assists the anesthesia provider in monitoring the
- anesthesia level during a surgical procedure
- Pulse oximetry monitoring equipment is a noninvasive assessment of the
- oxygen saturation level of arterial blood.
- 10 hours is the length of time
- an item must be completely submerged in glutaraldehyde to consider it sterile
- An absorbent towel should line
- mesh-bottom of a tray locked
- Cefazolin (Ancef)is an
- antibiotic
- The body's first line of defense against the invasion of pathogens is
- uncompromised skin
- The upper portion of the stomach is called
- the fundus
- The minimum teperature for a warm cycle when using the EtO sterilizer is
- 55 degrees C.
- Stamey endoscopic procedure
- is performed on females with stress incontinence that results in suspending the fascia oft he bladder to the rectus fascia w/ sutures
- A mutagenic and carcinogenic hazard of laser use is
- sugical plume
- A type of inflamatory bowel disease w/ chronic inflammation fot he intestine is called
- Crohn's disease
- Production of insulin is not a function of the
- liver
- Functions of the liver include
- production of bile, detoxification, and metabolize fats and proteins
- During a CABG (coronary artery bypass graft)if saphenous vein is not used the
- internal mammary artery is the other vessel of choice
- #2 nonabsorbalee sutures are used to repair
- the rotator cuff of the shoulder
- Valvulotome is used during a
- femoropoliteal bypass to remove valves from the saphenous vein
- The raney clip is a type of
- scalp clip
- Transphenodial hypophysectomy is performed to treat
- tumor of the pituitary gland
- Hypoxia is a condition when the blood of the patient w/in the surgical wound is
- dark color
- A term referring to nosebleed is
- Epitaxis
- Failure of the sphincter muscles of the lower esophagus to relax is a condition called
- Achalasia
- When placing a patient in the lithotomy position
- the surgical technologist needs to obtain stirrups for proper positioning of the patient
- A degenerative joint disease is
- Osteoarthritis
- During general anesthesia the patient is
- unconscious
- The roof of the mouth is called
- the palate
- A patient w/ WBC count of 13,000 would indicate
- an infection
- When a surgeon is constantly requesting a higher current for the electrosurgical unit
- Inspect the dispersive electrode
- Thrombin loses potency
- after 3 hours
- A mechanical method of hemostasis used during orthopedic procedures is
- oxidized cellulose
- Methylene blue if frequently used during procedures on the urinary bladder or uterine tubes
- it is mixed w/ saline and instilled in the urinary bladder using a Foley catheter. If the bladder ahs been injured, the blue solution will flow out into the pelvis
- Total abdominal hysterectomy refers to the removal of the
- uterus, cervix, ovaries and fallopian tubes.
- Polyproylene mesh is an inert material that can be used in the presence of an
- infection
- A penrose drain is used to retract the spermatic cord sinde the drain is traumatic, before using
- the drain should be moistened in normal saline
- Air must be expelled from the syringe and tubing prior to
- injecting the radiopaque contrast
- The t-tube is shaped like a T and allows the
- distal placement of one arm of T and proximal placement of the other arm to facilitate drainage of the CBD (common bile duct)
- The surgical indication represented by incomplete closure of the veretebra arches in newborns is
- spina bifida
- Surgical trauma to the first and second cranial nerves would cause loss of the
- senses of smell and light
- A tumor arising from the covering of the brain is a
- meninigioma
- Carpal tunnel release ia procedure that relieves
- copression by the transverse ligament on the median nerve of the wrist.
- Hydrocephalus is teated w/ a
- ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- thrombin application does not control bleeding in the
- skin and galea
- The pathology that involves the contracton fo the palmar fascia is
- dupuytren's disease
- Gynecomastian is the medical term that refers to the
- abnormal excess development of male breast
- Rhytidectomy is another term for a
- face lift
- Two surgical instruments commonly used to remove the midline hump in the nose are
- chisel or rasp
- The shin incision for a abdominalplasty is
- low transverse
- The lens and its capsule are removed in an
- intracapsular extraction
- During a total hip arthroplasty
- The femoral head is removed