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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The term staphylococcus implies the arrangement of | Cocci in clusters |
| Name a positioning device needed when the patient is supine | Elbow pads |
| Lasix is a | Diuretic |
| What position would a patient be placed in for a rotator cuff surgery | Fowler's sitting |
| The extrusion of the viscera through the edges of a totally separated wound is | Evisceration |
| Cranial nerve II | Optic |
| The tunica albuginea is sutured to what muscle during an orciopexy | Dartos |
| The wavelength of laser light ranges from | Infrared to ultraviolet |
| Which abdominal structure must be approximated after a colectomy to prevent herniation of abdominal contents | Mesentery |
| A failure or lack of care or skill which any member of their profession would be expected to use is the legal definition of | Negligence |
| An anesthetic on top of skin | Topical |
| The suture of choice for repair of a rotator cuff | 2-0 Nonabsorbable |
| "Hemi" means | Half |
| "Pan" means | All, entire, every |
| "itis" means | Inflammation |
| Ectomy means | removal of |
| Malignant hyperthermia is treated by what drug | Dantrolene |
| TURP instrument for resection of the prostate | Resectoscope |
| Papaverine is given during peripheral vascualr surgery to | Dilate peripheral blood vessels. |
| A full-thickness skin graft contains | The dermis and epidermis |
| What vein is removed in a vein stripping | Saphenous |
| Removal of a uterine fibroid is called | Myomectomy |
| An opening into the eardrum is a | Myringotomy |
| Otosclerosis would be treated by what procedure | Stapedectomy |
| What type of incision is used for an open cholecystectomy | Subcostal |
| After the abdominal fascia has been incised, what retractor should be available for the first assistant | Balfour |
| You are scrubbed on an eye case involving the strabismus. What is the first layer of tissue that must be incised | Conjunctiva |
| What structures are removed during a TAH | Uterus and cervix |
| A radial keratotomy is done to correct | Glaucoma |
| A MMK is performed for | Stress incontinence in a female |
| What procedure is most commonly performed for treatment of benign prostatic hypertrophy | TURP |
| When plates and screws are inserted in a fractured bone it is known as | ORIF |
| A midline abdominal incision is made between what muscle | rectus abdominus |
| What is the procedure for crushing a stone in the bladder followed by irrigation | lithopaxy |
| Which procedure would require the use of a microscope | Vitrectomy |
| What is visualized during a bronchoscopy | The apex of the lungs |
| What is used to remove the prostate during a suprapubic prostatectomy | Surgeon's finger |
| Which surgical procedure would use a Kuntscher nail | Diaphysis of the femur |
| An appendectomy incision is a | McBurney |
| Which is the first thing the surgeon will do when performing a Myringotomy | Remove ear wax from ear canal |
| What is the procedure to correct an undecended testicle | Orchiopexy |
| A diagnostic procedure for suspected ectopic pregnancy is | Colposcopy |
| Which procedure is performed to treat otitis media | Myringotomy |
| Which procedure would be performed in the lateral position | Nephrectomy |
| A D&C might be performed for | Menorrhagia |
| What would never be done to any patient having facial surgery | Shave eyebrows |
| A tear in the lateral or medial knee cartilage is repaired by performing a | Menisectomy |
| The nerve that is at greatest risk for injury during a thyroidectomy is | Laryngeal |
| Extra bones that develop in the sutures of the skull are called | Wormian |
| Where is the sphincter of Oddi located | Common bile duct |