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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare specimens using which of the following methods? | Place In separate containers and identify. |
| Which dressing may be used when applying a sterile dressing to a skin graft site? | Pressure Dressing |
| Which of the following is used to oxygenate and circulate blood? | Extracorporeal Bypass |
| Which of the following pathological conditions may be caused by an excessive production of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain? | Hydrocephalus |
| During an abdominoperineal resection, which of the following stapling devices should the surgical technologist have available to form an anal pouch fro the ileum? | GIA |
| Hepatitis B is caused by a: | Virus |
| To revascularize the heart muscle of a patient with heart disease, a graft may be anastomosed between which of the following two vessels? | Internal mammary artery to affected coronary artery |
| In Order to remove a portion of the kidney, the surgeon must enter? | Gerotas's Fascia |
| Which instrument is most likely to be used to stabilize a cervical fracture? | Mayfield Clamp |
| A device used to measure fluid pressure is known as a? | Manometer |
| A surgical technlogist is assigned to a room where the patient happens to be his neighbor. To protect patient confidentiality, the technologist should indicate that he know the patient and? | Request to be removed from the room. |
| Which of the following is the most serious complication of a strangulated hernia? | Necrosis |
| To help prevent toxicity and vascular events in a patient where polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA) is used, which of the following devices should a surgical technologist have available? | Pulse Lavage |
| Which of the following parts of the body are prepped for an ORIF of the olecranon process? | Arm, fingers to shoulder. |
| A surgeon asks a surgical technologist to place a drop of a mydriatic solution in OD. As a result of this medication, the pupil of the? | Right eye will dilate |
| The purpose of the sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is for the? | Staging of cancer in the axillary node involvement |
| Which of the following procedures will the surgical technologist expect to use cottonoids? | Lumber laminectomy |
| During a craniotomy, removal of the bone flap is followed by? | Incision of the dura mater |
| If a parent of a dependent minor requiring emergency surgery cannot be located, the operative consent form for surgery may be signed by? | Two consulting physicians |
| Mannitol( Osmitrol) is used in neurosurgical procedures to? | decrease intracranial pressure |
| The most common method for decontaminating operating room floors at the end of each case is to? | damp mop or wet vacuum with a detergent-disinfectant solution |
| Bacteria can be reduced in the operating room by? | Damp dusting of surfaces each morning. |
| A potential surgical complication of an inguinal herniorrhaphy is injury to the? | Spermatic Cord |
| When inflating a 5-cc balloon on a foley catheter, which of the following would be the most appropriate choice? | 8-10mL of Sterile Water |
| Which of the following typers of connective tissue fastens muscle to bone? | tendon |
| A surgeon has just completed an incisional biopsy and would lie to hae an immediate diagnosis. Which of the following is the most appropriate next step? | Send the specimen to pathology in a dry specimen container so that a frozen section can be completed. |
| The primary purpose of chect tubes is to? | re-establish negative pressure |
| Which of the following should be the minimum exposure time in a flash sterilizer for unwrapped instruments? | 3 minutes |
| A patient entering the operating room for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy looks jaundiced. What is the best explanation for this? | Biliary Obstruction |
| A nasogastric (NG) tbe is used to? | drain the stomach |
| An appendectomy incision closed using suture is considered to be which of the following wound closure? | Primary Intention |
| Which instrument must be readily available for a modified radical mastectomy? | Extra #10 blades |
| Which of the following solutions is used to identify diseased areas for a cold conization of the cervix? | Lugol's |
| Which of the following is necessary for ethylene oxide sterilization to occur? | Humidity |
| While removing a peel pack instruments from the sterilizer, a surgical technologist notices several of the packages have ruptured. Which of the following would most likely be the cause of this? | The air was not evacuated from the pouch |
| Which of the following situations would present a problem when preparing instruments for sterilzation using a paper-plastic peel pack? | The instruments within the paper-plastic peel pack hae been held toether with tape to avoid shifting. |
| If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing they should be packaged with one basin how? | Stacked inside the other and separated by a towel. |
| For steam sterilization, biological indicators should be placed...? | in the most challenging area of the load. |
| Which of the following spore-forming microorganisms are used as biological monitors for checking steam sterilization effectiveness for a load of instruments in a rigid container? | Bacillus Stearothermophillus |
| What are the maximum dimensions for a muslin wrapped pack? | 12x12x20 |
| Which of the following metosds of hospital sterilization does not corrode metal and passes through woven materials like steam? | Ethylene Oxide |
| The destruction of organisms in an autoclave is accomplished by the? | Coagulation of cell protein. |
| When performing a right hemicolectomy, the surgeon will most likely remove portions of which of the following? | ascending and transverse colon. |
| During an abdominoperineal resection, which of the following stapling devices should the surgical technologist have available to form an anal pouch from the ileum? | GIA |
| Which of the following operations is performed to correct hearing loss due to defects of the eardrum? | tympanoplasty |
| What procedureinvoloves the injection of contrast media into the spinal subarachnoid space? | myelogram |
| Which of the following destroys bacterial spores? | Sterilant |
| During a C-section, a surgical technologist passes the surgeon a pair of metzenbaum scissors and russian forceps. Which of the following anatomical parts is dissected off the uterus and gently retracted prior to uterine incision? | Bladder |
| When a cholecystectoy is performed, which of the following anatomical structures must be preserved? | Common Duct |
| When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surgical technologist in the scrub role is placing the staples through which two layers? | cuticular and subcuticular |
| During a laminectomy, disk material is removed with? | a pituitary rongeur |
| What is the desired effect of atropine sulfate when used as a pre-operative medication? | Drying of secretions |
| A potential surgical complication of an inguinal herniorrhaphy is injury to the...? | Spermatic Cord |
| When entering the abdominal cavity, which of the following best describes the order of contact with layers of tissue? | Skin, Subcutaneous, Fascia, muscle, peritoneum |
| If two basins are wrapped together for sterilizing, they should be packaged with one basin...? | Stacked inside the other and separated by a towel. |
| What color is a nitrous oxide tank? | Blue |
| This retractor is used for a C-section? | De Lee |
| Which of the following instruments is used for a common bile duct exploration? | Randall Forceps |
| The first pair of cranial nerves is associated with? | Smell |
| Which of the following catheters is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? | Fogarty |
| Manitol is used in neurosurgical procedures to? | decrease intracranial pressure |
| Which of the following is classified as a clean-contaminated wound(class II) | Suprapubic Prostatectomy |
| Herniation of the rectum through a weakened posterior vaginal wall is known as? | A rectocele |
| Which of the layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a nephrectomy? | Oblique Muscle |
| The vermiform appendix originates from the? | Cecum |
| A lumbar meningocele involves removal of a? | Fluid-filled sac |
| Following the administration of systematic heparin during a carotid endarterectomy, what structure is occluded first? | Internal Carotid |
| Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument needed for the removal of the manina is a..? | Kerrison Rongeur |
| Which of the following wound classes is assigned to a bowel case in which the resident perforated during the procedure? | III |
| Which positions is used for a pneumonectomy? | Lateral |
| After a lung resection is performed, which of the following best describes the placement of the collection unit once it is hooked up to the drainage tubing? | below the level of the insertion tube |
| In Metastatic cancer, tumors extend beyond the regional area by which of the following systems? | Lymphatic |
| The drug most commonly used to treat ventricular tachycardia is..? | Lidocaine |
| Levels in order | Serosa, muscularis,submucosa,mucosa |
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