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Question | Answer |
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What uterine ligament keeps the uterus tilted forward | Round ligament |
What agent is used to reverse narcotics | Narcan |
What anesthesia is commonly used during a pacemaker insertion | Conscience sedation |
A drug used to stimulate labor contractions is called | Pitocin |
What medication is used to irrigate the eye during cataract surgeries | BSS (Balanced Salt Solution) |
Name a medication used as a local anesthetic | Lidocaine |
Name one type of inhalation agent | Halothane |
Name one type of dye | Methylene Blue |
Name one type of antibiotic | Gentamicin |
What anesthesia complication is manifested by an increased temperature and muscle rigidity | Malignant hypothermia |
What is the surgical term for a facelift | Rhytideplasty |
What piece of equipment is used to make a skin graft larger | Mesher |
Closure of a cleft palate is called a | Palatoplasty |
What is another name for a mole | Verda |
What type of cyst usually forms on the dorsum of the wrist | Ganglion cyst |
Burns are assessed using an assessment technique termed | The Rule of Nines |
A woman requesting larger breasts would undergo what type of procedure | Breast augmentation |
If this patient decided to have her breasts "lifted" instead, what procedure would be performed | Mammoplasty |
Mento refers to which part of the body | Chin |
Which abnormality causes raised nodule in the palm which tightens and causes the hand to contract | Rumatiod arthritis |
During a Caldwell-Luc procedure, which instrument would be used to enlarge the maxillary sinus opening | Kerrison Rongeur |
Speed of a computer processor is measured in | Gigahertz |
Stones are present in the CBD. What 2 surgical instruments should be available for the surgeon to make an incision in the CBD | Metz and Mixer right angle clamp |
What is used to remove stones from the CBD | Fogarty balloon tipped catheter |
What is the first step involving the femoral artery | Femoral artery is isolated with vessel loops |
What is the second step in preparation for the anastomosis | Femoral artery is clamped with DeBakey angled vascular clamp |
What self retaining retractor is used to hold brain spoons in place during a craniotomy | Leyla-Yasargil |
Blood supply to the thyroid gland arises from what | External carotid artery |
Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes | Acromegaly |
Extending the foot at the ankle and bending the foot downward is | Plantar flextion |
Suture material that becomes encapsulated by fibrous tissue during the healing stage is termed | Absorbable |
Which forcep is not a tissue forcep | Allis |
A type of dressing used when frequent wound inspections are required is | Montgomery |
The protrusion of the viscera through the edges of a totally separated wound is | Evisceration |
Agar is | A growth media for microorganisms |
Which of the following is a prokaryote | Bacteria |
Which of the following is a eukaryote | Fungi |
Cellular multiplication by division of a cell into two separate cells is known as | Binary Fission |
The study of form and structure of bacteria is called | Microbiology |
A thick-walled highly resistant body formed within a bacterial cell is | Endospore |
Bacterial cells that are spherically-shaped are called | Spirochetes |
Rounded bacteria occurring in chains | Diplococci |
What shape are bacilli | Rod shaped |
Tetanus and botulism are caused by organisms of the genus | Clostridium |
The term staphylococcus implies the arrangement of | Cocci in chains |
How do viruses reproduce | Cell invasion |
What position would be used for a Thoracotomy | Lateral |
Large urethral strictures in the male can be dilated by the use of a | Van Buren Sound |
Which of the following pre-operative medication may result in a flushed face | Atropine |
How would a thyroid nodule be sent to the lab | In formalin |
What is the instrument of choice for removing foreign bodies in children | Bronchoscope |
What would a Greenfield filter be used for | Vena Caval filter |
What is the most commonly used vascular suture | Prolene |
What is Polyglactin 910 generally called | Vicryl |
A Sengsten-Blakemore tube is used for | Ruptured esophageal varices |
In order to prevent strain to the lumbosacral muscles and ligaments when the patient is in the lithotomy position what precaution is taken | The buttock must not extend beyond the table edge |
Which of the following occurrences is the most frequent cause of law suits in surgery | Sponges left in wound. |
The sterile back flap of a wrap-around gown should be fastened | After gloving |
Is a Best Clamp an intestinal instrument | No-not a real instrument |
What instrument would be used for a common duct exploration | Bakes dilator |
Which dilator is generally found in a D&C set | Hegar dilators |
Which self retaining retractor would be used to facilitate exploration of the femoral artery during a femoral popliteal bypass | Weitlaner |
You would anticipate the need for fine rake retractors in what surgery | Duprytren's contracture |
A pillar retractor would be used on what surgery | Tonsillectomy |
Which instrument would you need to remove the septal cartilage in a rhinoplasty | Jansen-Middleton forceps |
What is the name of a rib approximator | Bailey |
In which procedure would a Gigli saw be used | Craniotomy |
The sharp currettes found on a D&C set up are called | Sims |
Another name for uterine dressing forceps found on a D&C set up are called | Bozeman |
What retractor is used during a cholecystectomy | Harrington |
What instrument is used to hold back muscles during a hip pinning | Bennett retractor |
Which of the following retractors would be used during a lumbar laminectomy | Beckman-Adson |
The bladder retractor used during a C/S is the | DeLee |
What device is a single pronged self retaining retractor | Gelpi |
Which retractor would be used during a suprapubic prostatectomy | Mason-Judd retractor |
What is the name of a weighted vaginal speculum | Auvard |
Which electrolyte would be administered to correct a cardiac dysrhythmia | Potassium |
During an emergency induction anesthesia, the nurse may be requested to use the sellick's maneuver to | Control aspiration of stomach contents |
In an inguinal herniorrhaphy the spermatic cord is retracted with a | Penrose drain |
In which case would a Frazier suction be used | Ear |
When transporting a patient, drainage systems should be placed | Below the level of the stretcher |
What clamp is used for the tonsils | Adson |
A forcep used to grasp lung tissue | Duval |
A rib raspartory is | Alexander |
A self retaining mouth gag | Jennings, McIvor, Davis |
Common name for a tonsil suction | Yankure |
Ellick evacuator is used on a | TURP |
Which indwelling catheter is used on a TURP | 3 way Foley |
Which blade/handle combination would be used for a tonsillectomy | #12 blade on a #7 handle |
During a embolectomy what catheter is inserted proximal to the clot | Fogarty catheter |
An abdominal hysterectomy is being performed, which instrument is used to clamp off the round ligament | Right neck tie |
The force that causes an object to fall due to gravity is called | Weight |
According to Newton's Law of motion. The first law expresses the concept of | Inertia |
Which type of light waves travel parallel to one another | Collimated |
What is the force or push of potential electrical energy | Volt |
The rate at which work is done is called | Power |
What is the property of matter that resists change in motion | Mass |
What term is used to describe the flow of energy | Current |
Which piece of monitoring equipment is used as a non-invasive method of monitoring general anesthesia levels | Bispectral Index |