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ST Certification Practice Exam #1-5

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1.Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?(TEETH/ VILLI/ SINUSES/ TONSILS)   show
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2.Which of the following is the wound classification for a bronchoscopy?(CLEAN/ CONTAMINATED/ DIRTY AND INFECTED/ CLEAN-CONATAMINATED)   show
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3.The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before cataract surgery is? (ATROPINE SULLFATE/ ALPHA-CHYMOTRYPSIN/ ACETYLCHOLINE CHLORIDE/ PILOCARPINE HYDROCHLORIDE)   show
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4. How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR? ( PLACE STRETCHER SIDEWAYS IN ELEVATOR/ENTER HEAD FIRST EXIT FEET FIRST/POSITION IN ELEVATOR IS IRRELEVANT/ ENTER FEET FIRST EXIT HEAD FIRST)   show
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5.Which of the following is a curved,transverse incision across the lower abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery? (MIDLINE/ PARAMEDIAN/ MCBURNEYS/ PFANNENSTIEL)   show
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6. When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing cart, they should be positioned? (FLAT/UPSIDE DOWN/VERTICAL/ ANGELED)   show
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show POTASSIUM  
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show ARGON  
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10. Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is a/an?( TORT/ MALPRACTICE/ PERSONAL LIABILITY/ INFORMED CONSENT)   show
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show CARDIA  
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12. Low level disinfectant kills most microbes, BUT DO NOT DESTROY?( VIRUSES/ BACTERIA/ FUNGI/ SPORES)   show
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show WEBBED FINGERS  
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show BACK TABLE  
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show INSULIN  
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16. What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?( CLEF PALATE REPAIR/ ARCH BAR APPLICATION/ EXTRACTIONS/ IMPLANTS)   show
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show ESCHERICHIA COLI  
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show SAME SIDE AS SURGEON  
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show SURGICALLY CLEAN  
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show AMPULLA OF VATER  
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show NAME DOB PHYSICIAN  
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show SPIRILLI  
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23.The primary function of the gallbladder is to? ( STORE BILE/ PRODUCE BILE/ EMULSIFY FATS/ METABOLIZE FATS)   show
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24.Which of the following is an non-sterile member of the surgical team?(SURGEON/ CIRCULATOR/ SURGICAL ASSISTANT/ SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST)   show
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show AID IN CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE  
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26.What are the three factors for reducing ionizing radiation exposure?(TYPE OF PROCEDURE,EQUIP., RADIATION DOSE/ EXPOSURE, FREQUENCY, CONCENTRATION/ TIME SHIELDING, DISTANCE/ SITE, AGE GENDER)   show
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27. Which is the first part of the small intestine? (DUODENUM/ JEJUNUM/ ILEUM/ CECUM)   show
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show LATERAL  
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29.How are rickettsiae transmitted?( ARTHROPOD BITES/ PHYSICAL CONTACT/ BLOOD EXPOSURE/ AIRBORNE ORGANISMS)   show
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30. Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using a binocular microscope?(COLPOSCOPY/ LAPAROSCOPY/URETHROSCOPY/ HYSTEROSCOPY)   show
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31. Compression of the heart from excessive fluid or blood buildup is called?(TAMPONADE/ PERICARDITIS/ INFARCTION/ CARDIOMYOPATHY)   show
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32.Which surgical team member determines when the patient can be transported from the OR to the PACU?(ANESTHESIA PROVIDER/ CIRCULATOR/ SURGEON/ SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST)   show
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33.Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?(-DYNIA/-TOMY/-LYSIS/-CENTESIS)   show
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34.To which portion of the colon is the is the appendix attached?(ASCENDING/ DESCENDING/ CECUM/ SIGMOID)   show
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show GRAM STAIN  
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36.Medication used to dilate the pupil is called?( MIOTICS/ MYOPICS/ MYDRIATICS/ MUSCARINICS)   show
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37.Which of the following drapes is non-fenestrated?(LAPAROTOMY/ U-DRAPE/ TRANSVERSE/ CRANIOTOMY)   show
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38.Under what circumstances would it be appropriate 2 remove a patient's ID bracelet?(DURING INSERTION OF AN IV CATHETER/ NEVER UNTIL PATIENT IS DISCHARGED 4RM FACILITY/ POST-OP WHEN TAKEN 2 NURSING UNIT/ WHEN PATIENT IS AWAKE/ALERT & VERBALLY IDENT. SELF   show
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39.What is the position most commonly used for mitral valve replacement?(PRONE/ SIMS/ SUPINE/ KRASKE)   show
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40.Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy?(CARBON DIOXIDE/ ND:YAG/ EXCIMER/ ARGON)   show
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41.Which of the following monitors provides positive assurance of sterility?(CLERICAL/ MECHANICAL/ BIOLOGICAL/ CHEMICAL)   show
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42.The apron-like structure attached to the greater curvature of the stomach is the?(OMENTUM/ MESENTERY/ LIGAMENTUM/ PERITONEUM)   show
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43.Which microbe lives without oxygen?(AEROBES/ ANAEROBES/ CAPNOPHILES/ MICROAEROPHILES)   show
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show FISTULA  
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45. What is the action of antagonist drugs?(INHIBITS THE CLOTTING PROCESS/ ACHIEVE NEUROLEPTANESTHESIA/ INCREASE THE EFFECTS OF OPIATES/ COUNTERACT THE ACTON OF ANOTHER DRUG)   show
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46.Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin prep of an entire extremity?(SPIRAL/ HORIZONTAL/ LONGITUDINAL/ CIRCUMFERENTIAL)   show
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show BILATERAL FALLOPIAN TUBES & OVARIES, UTERUS  
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show KYPHOSIS  
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49.What is the medical term for a bunion?(TALIPES VALGUS/ HALLUX VALGUS/ HALLUX VARUS/ TALIPES VARUS)   show
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50.What incision is also known as a lower oblique?(INGUINAL/ PARAMEDIAN/ INFRAUMBILICAL/ THORACOABDOMINAL)   show
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51.The small intestine attaches to the posterior abdominal wall by the?(MESENTERY/ PERITONEUM/ FALCIFORM LIGAMENT/ LESSER OMENTUM)   show
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52. What is the term for a relationship in which two organisms occupy the same area and one organism benefits while the other is unharmed?( COMMENSALISM/ NEUTRALISM/ MUTUALISM/ PARASITISM)   show
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53.A topical steroid used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery is?(DEPO-MEDROL/ MIOCHOL/ HEALON/ WYDASE)   show
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54.How is the surgical informed consent signed if an adult patient is illiterate?(AUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL SIGN PT'S NAME/ PT MARKS WITH A "X" & WITNESS VERIFIES/ RN & SURGEON SIGN THAT PATIENT GAVE CONSENT/ SURGEON & RISK MANAGER SIGN CONSENT)   show
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55.What direction should the stretcher be oriented when transporting a patient to the OR dept.?(FEET FIRST,SIDE RAILS UP/ FEET FIRST,SLIDE RAILS DOWN/ HEAD FIRST,SIDE RAILS UP/ HEAD FIRST,SIDE RAILS DOWN)   show
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show HCG  
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show UPPER ARMS,NECKLINE AND AXILLARY REGION  
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show COUDE  
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59. What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery?(SUPINE/ FOWLER'S/ REVERSE TRENDELENBURG/ LATERAL KIDNEY)   show
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60.A congenital defect in which the fetal blood vessel between the pulmonary artery and aorta DOES NOT close is?(COARCTATION OF THE AORTA/ PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS/ TETRALOGY OF FALLOT/ VENTRICULAR SEPTAL DEFECT)   show
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show FORMALIN  
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show NOTIFY SURGEON  
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show PAROTID  
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show INCIDENT REPORT  
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show HYSTERECTOMY  
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66. Which of the folllowing is a nonadherent dressing?(KLING/ ADAPTIC/ COLLODION/ ELASTOPLAST)   show
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67.Which of the followiing is fenstrated drape?(INCISE/ U-DRAPE/ APERTURE/ HALF-SHEET)   show
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show DIRECT  
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show KOCHER  
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70.Which of the following dilators are used in the common duct?(PRATT/ VAN BUREN/ BAKES/ HEGAR)   show
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71.Which of the following is mechanical methods of hemostasis?(LASER/ LIGATURE/ THROMBIN/ ELECTROSURGERY)   show
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show PANCREAS  
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show CEREBELLUM  
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show PARASITISM  
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75.What type of disease is chracterized by rapid onset and a rapid recovery?(ACUTE/ CHRONIC/ PRIMARY ASYMPTOMATIC)   show
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show MITOCHONDRIA  
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show BALANCED  
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show SURGEON  
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79.What position is most commoly used for neurosurgical procedures?(SUPINE/ SEMI-FOWLER'S/ TRENDELENBURG/ LITHOTOMY)   show
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show SEROSA  
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81.Which of the following solution should be used to prep the donor site for a split-thickness skin graft?(LODOPHOR/ AVAGARD/ CHLORHEXIDINE/ MERTHIOLATE)   show
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show TRANSVERSE  
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83.Where should the safety strap be placed on a patient who is in the supine position?(BELOW THE KNEES/ ACROSS THE WAIST/ OVER THE THIGHS/ ACROSS THE ABDOMEN)   show
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84.Which surgical procedure is performed to correct an abnormality in which the urethral meatus is situated on the superior of the penis?(HYPOSPADIAS REPAIR/ EPISPADIAS REPAIR/ MEATOTOMY/ URETERONEOCYSTOSTOMY)   show
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show LASER  
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86.What is the most common cause of intracerebral hemorrhage?(HYPOTENSION/ HYPERTENSION/ MENINGIOMA/ MENINGITIS)   show
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show PHARYNX AND TRACHEA  
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88.The most common cause of retinal detachment is?(AGING/ TRAUMA/ GLAUCOMA/ INFLAMMATION)   show
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89.What post-op complication is associated with total hip arthroplasty?(COMPARTMENT SYNDROME/ UPPER EXTREMITY WEAKNESS/ URINARY INCONTINENCE/ PULMONARY EMBOLISM)   show
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show PENROSE  
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show LARYNX  
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show ARTIFICAL ACTIVE  
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93.When would the anesthesia provider request cricoid pressure?(BIER BLOCK, EPIDURAL INJECTION/ ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION/ ENDOTRACHEAL EXTUBATION)   show
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94.Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty to remove the cornea?(TREPHINE/ WESTCOTT/ OCULOTOME/ PHACOEMULSIFIER)   show
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95.What is the required minimum of individuals to transfer an incapacitated patient from the OR table to the stretcher?(3/ 4/ 5/ 6)   show
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96.Which of the following regulations states that blood and body fluids should beconsidered infectious?BODY SUBSTANCE ISOLATION RULES/ MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY ACT/ POSTEXPOSURE PROPHYLXIS/ STANDARD PRECAUTIONS)   show
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show SEPARATION ANXIETY  
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98.Which structure has oral, nasal, and laryngeal divisions?(ESOPHAGUS/ TRACHEA/ PHARYNX/ GLOTTIS)   show
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show EAR  
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show IATROGENIC  
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101.The highly vascular layer of the eye that absorbs light rays and nourishes the retina?(SCLERA/ IRIS/ CHOROID/ MACULA)   show
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show SAFETY  
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103.Which aneurysm usually develops between the renal and iliac arteries?(ASCENDING THORACIC/ AORTIC ARCH/ DESCENDING THORACIC/ ABDOMINAL AORTIC)   show
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104.The agent used to flush an artery to prevent clotting is?(HEPARIN/ THROMBIN/ PROTAMINE SULFATE/ RINGER'S LACTATE)   show
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show BONE-TO-BONE FIXATION  
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show FULL-THICKNESS  
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show SKELETAL  
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show MICROTIA  
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show 1 1/2 HOURS  
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show CLOSTRIDIUM PERFRINGENS  
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111.Chest rolls should span the distance bilaterally between which two anatomical structures?(NIPPLE TO UMBILICUS/ ILIAC CREST TO ILIAC CREST/ SCAPULA TO GLUTEUS MAXIMUS/ ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT TO ILIAC CREST)   show
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show STAPES  
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113.What is another name for the Kraske position?(DORSAL RECUMBENT/ JACKKNIFE/ TRENDELENBURG/ BEACH CHAIR)   show
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show KITNER  
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show COTTIINGHAM PUNCH  
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show SUBLUXATION  
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117.What condition is characterized by build-up of fatty deposits such as cholesterol?(EMBOLISM/ THROMBOSIS/ ARTEROSPASM/ ATHEROSCLEROSIS)   show
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show LUKEWARM WATER  
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show CORNEA  
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show AFTER EACH CASE  
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show BACILLUS  
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show 85  
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show REPOSITIONING PENETRATING OF TOWEL CLIPS  
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show RES IPSA LOQUITOR  
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show GLOTTIS  
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126.Which bacteria could be found in a penetrating wound caused by a rusty nail?(TREPONEMA PALLIDUM/ BACILLUS ANTHRACIS/ CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI/ HELICOBACTER PYLORI)   show
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127.Which of the following retractors is used for spinal nerve roots?(TAYLOR/ LOVE/ CUSHING/ MEYERDING)   show
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128.What is another name for the electrosurgical unit's patient return electrode?(CAUTERY/ GENERATOR/ FOOT PEDAL/ GROUNDING PAD)   show
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show 16FR  
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show MENINGIOMA  
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show SCLERA  
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show FLAGELLA  
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133.What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis?(FOWLER'S/ REVERSE TRENDELENBURG/ TRENDELENBURG/ KRASKE)   show
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show 10  
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show SYSTOLIC  
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136.A term referring to a waxy secretion in the external ear canal is?(MUCOUS/ SPUTUM/ CERUMEN/ PERILYMPH)   show
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137.Which of the following is an ossicle of the middle ear?(PINNA/ INCUS/ LABYRINTH/ VESTIBULE)   show
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138.What is the term for the process of removing blood from an extremity prior to inflating the pneumatic tourniquet?(EXSANGUINATION/ EXTRAVASATION/ EVISCERATION/ EVACUATION)   show
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show NASOLACRIMAL DUCTS  
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show SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST  
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141.In what circumstances would cell-saver transfusion be contraindicated?(AMEMIC PATIENT/ DIABETIC PATIENT/ CANCER PROCEDURES/ ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES)   show
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142.Use of an intraluminal (circular) stapler (EEA) would be indicated for which of the following surgical procedures?(PANCREATECTOMY/ CHOLECYSTECTOMY/ POLYPECTOMY/ SIGMOIDECTOMY)   show
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143.Satinsky, Herrick, and Mayo clamp may be specifically used on which of the following structures?(KIDNEY PEDICLE/ SEMINAL VESICLE/ BLADDER NECK/ PROSTATE GLAND)   show
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show SEPTUM  
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145.Which of the following is used by the surgeon to intermittenly remove prostatic tissue fragments during a TURP?(RANDALL FORCEPS/ WIRE SNARE/ ELLIK EVACUATOR/ POOLE SUCTION)   show
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show SUBDURAL  
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147.In addition to temperature, time and moisture, what is the fourth factor that determines the outcome of the steam sterililation process?(CONCENTRATION/ AERAITION/ WEIGHT/ PRESSURE)   show
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show DAILY  
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show COCHLEA  
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150.What is the name of the condition in which a loop of bowel herniates into the Douglas's cul-de-sac?(CYSTOCELE/ RECTOCELE/ ENTEROCELE/OMPHALOCELE)   show
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151.Which of these conditons is characterized by a fleshly encroachment of conjunctiva onto the cornea?(CHALAZION/ PTERYGIUM/ STRABISMUS/ ECCHYMOSIS)   show
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152.Which procedure would be listed in the OR schedule for a patient undergoing surgical treatment of uterine fibroids?(PELVIC EXTERATION/ CERVICAL CERCLAGE/ COLPORRHAPHY/ MYOMECTOMY)   show
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153.Where is a Baker's cyst located?(OLECRANON PROCESSS/ GREATER TUBERCLE/ POPLITEAL FOSSA/ CARPAL TUNNEL)   show
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show 2% CIDEX FOR 20 MIN  
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show EARDRUM  
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show THIRD  
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show INNER  
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158.The cartilaginous nasal septum is anterior to which bone?(HYOID/ VOMER/ MANDIBLE/ PALATINE)   show
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159.The most reliable method 4 determining the efficiency of moist heat sterilizers is the controlled use of biological indicators containing the organism?(BACILLUS STEAROTHERMOPHILUS/ CLOSTRIDIUM TETANI/ BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS/ CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIA)   show
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160.Which neurosurgical pathology would a myelogram diagnose?(SUBDURAL HEMATOMA/ CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB/ SPINAL STENOSIS/ MYELOMENINGOCELE)   show
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show CYSTOCELE  
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162.How many hours must the steam sterilization biological indicator incubate?(6/ 12/ 18/ 24)   show
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163.The nasal sinus located between the nose and the orbits is the?(FRONTAL/ SPHENOID/ ETHMOID/ MAXILLARY)   show
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show BONEY OVERGROWTH OF STAPES  
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show COMPOUND  
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show APPENDECTOMY  
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show 55-60  
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show HYSTERECTOMY  
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169.Which of the following methods removes small organic particles and soil from the box locks and ratchets of instruments?(ULTRASONIC WASHER/ MANUAL CLEANING/ WASHER-STERILIZER/ ENZYMATIC SOAK)   show
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show EPISTAXIS  
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show DISTILLED WATER IN LUMEN  
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172.Which of the following is a telescoping of the intestines in neonates requiring immediate surgical intervention?(INTUSSUSCEPTION/ PYLORIC STENOSIS/ TETRALOGY OF FALLOT/ OMPHALOCELE)   show
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173.The minimum Fahrenheit temp. for sterilization to occur in a prevacuum steam sterilizer is?(249-255/256-262/ 263-269/ 270-276)   show
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174.What is the name of the procedure for the excision of the tunica vaginalis?(spermatocelectomy/ orchiectomy/ hydrocelectomy/ vasectomy)   show
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show 10  
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show FISTULA  
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176.Which of the following is a type of tissue forceps?(BROWN-ADSON/ PEAN/ ALLIS/ SCHNIDT)   show
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show ANGIOSCOPE  
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show RESIDENT  
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show STAMEY  
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180.Which procedure can be performed without making an incision to treat varcose veins?(SCLEROTHERAPY/ VARICOCELECTOMY/ VEIN LIGATION/ VEIN STRIPPING)   show
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show HESSELBACH'S  
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show 2-3-1-4  
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show WIPE DOWN FURNITURE AND SURFACES  
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184.Cardiac muscles are controlled by which divsion of the nervous system?(SYMPATHETIC/ SOMATIC/ AUTONOMIC/ CENTRAL)   show
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show FALLOPIAN TUBE  
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186.In which of the following would absorable suture be contraindicated?( PERITONEUM/ MUSCLE/ INTESTINAL ANASTOMOSIS/ VASCULAR ANASTOMOSIS)   show
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187.During a c-section, which organ is freed from the uterus to prevent injury?(PELVIC LIGAMENTS/ URETERS/ FALLOPIAN TUBES/ BLADDER)   show
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show ASEPTIC  
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show D&C  
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190.What must be done prior to positioning a patient undergoing a posterior lumbar laminectomy?(ATTACHMENT OF ARM BOARDS/ PADDING OF KNEES/ ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION/ SKIN PREP)   show
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show PENNINGTON  
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show CHOLESTEATOMA  
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show THREE-FOURTH DISTANCE FROM THE NEEDLE POINT  
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show RIGID BRONCHOSCOPE  
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195.Which of the following elements primarily makes up the body's mass?(OXYGEN,CARBON,MAGNESIUM,SODIUM/ OXYGEN,POTASSIUM,HYDROGEN,SULFUR/ OXYGEN,CARBON,HYDROGEN,NITROGEN/ OXYGEN,CARBON,PHOSPHORUS, MAGNESIUM)   show
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show BAILEY  
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show GASTROCNEMIUS  
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show 3 HOURS  
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show ABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS  
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200.The teeth are composed primarily of?(DENTIN/ CEMENTUM/ ENAMEL/ PULP)   show
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201.The basis for the design of electrical equip. in the OR is?(ALTERNATING CURRENT/ ISOLATED CIRCUIT/ ELECTRON THEORY/ OHM'S LAW)   show
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202.Which of the following procedures is performed to decrease gastric secretions?(PYLOROPLASTY/ VAGOTOMY/ BILLROTH I/ GASTROSTOMY)   show
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show OBSTRUCTED BOWEL  
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show DUODENUM  
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205.During a cleft palate procedure,which equip. should the surgical tech. be prepared to set up quickly?(DRILL/ MICROSCOPE/ NERVE STIMULATOR/ SAW)   show
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show BICEPS BRACHII  
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show DENIAL  
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208.What is the purpose of inserting a ureteral stent catheter?(MONITOR URINE OUTPUT/ BYPASS CALCULI OBSTRUCTION/ EXCISE CALCULI/ PREVENT POST-OP HEMORRHAGE)   show
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show SHAVER WITH ABRADER TIP  
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210.Which of the following secretes hydrochloric acid?(PARIETAL CELLS/ SALIVARY GLANDS/ PANCREAS/ DUODENUM)   show
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show EEG  
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show EXTREMITY  
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show MUCOSA  
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show HARMONIC  
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215.A Forgarty catheter is used during a/an?(GASTRECTOMY/ THORACOTOMY/EMBOLECTOMY/ CRANIOTOMY)   show
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216.Which of the following positioning devices is needed when placing the patient in the supine position?(KIDNEY REST/ ELBOW PADS/ MAYFIELD HEADREST/ BEANBAG)   show
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show CONJUNCTIVA; TENON'S CAPSULE  
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show BOWEL  
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show LUKEN TUBE  
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220.Which suture material would be used in the presence of infection?(POLYGLYCOLIC ACID/ SILK/ CHROMIC GUT/ STEEL)   show
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show BLEPHAROPLASTY  
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222.Which surgical specialty most often uses the instrument shown below?{picture on pg.65 looks like a retractor}(GYNECOLOGIC/ GENITOURINARY/ MAXILLOFACIAL/ ORTHOPEDIC)   show
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show STRANGULATED  
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224.When the surgeon makes a McBurney's incision, which muscle is encountered first and divided in the direction of its fibers?(TRANSVERSE ABDOMINIS/ RECTUS ABDOMINIS/ INTERNAL OBLIQUE/ EXTERNAL OBLIQUE   show
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show BROAD LIGAMENTS  
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226.Transverse colectomy is incised through which incision?(UPPER MIDLINE/ OBLIQUE/ PARAMEDIAN/ THORACABDOMINAL)   show
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show ENDOMETRIAL  
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228.Which pre-op diagnostic exam is quickly completed to confirm ectopic pregnancy?(COLOSCOPY/ FLUOROSCOPY/ ULTRASOUND/ MRI)   show
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show SUPINE  
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show LATERAL  
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show 2-1-4-3 {2.DRILL/ 1.DEPTH GAUGE/ 4.TAP/ 3.SCREW DRIVER}  
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232.The removal of fibrous thickening of the visceral pleura is?(PERICARDIECTOMY/ POURDRAGE/ DECORTICATION/ SEGMENTECTOMY)   show
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233.The only depolarizing muscle relaxant in clinical use is?(CISTRACURIUM{NIMBEX}/ VECURONIUM{NORCURON}/ ROCURONIUM{ZEMURON}/ SUCCINYLCHOLINE{ANECTINE})   show
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show PANTALOON  
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show LOWER LEG FLEXED; UPPER LEG STRAIGHT  
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show SUPPORT AND BIND  
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show CLOSED  
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238.Which member of the surgical team is responsible for protecting an unsplinted fracture during positioning?(CIRCULATOR/ SURGICAL TECH. PRECEPTOR/ SURGEON/ ANESTHESIA PROVIDER)   show
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show LEAD APRON  
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240.Another name for tonsil suction is?(POOLE/ BARON/ FRAZIER/ YANKAUER)   show
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241.Which muscles relax when a small pad is placed under a patient's head in the supine position?(CREMASTER/ DELTOID/ STRAP/ PYRAMIDAL)   show
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242.When a medication or local anesthetic is passed 2 the surgeon, the ST should?(SHOW THE SURGEON THE MED. BOTTLE/ STATE HOW MUCH MEDS THE CIRCULATOR DISPENSED/ HAND THE SYRINGE 2 THE SURGEON W/ CAP ON THE NEEDLE FOR SAFETY /STATE NAME & DOSE OF MEDS)   show
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show DINGMAN  
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244.Which surgical procedure would use the instrument shown below?{ picture on pg. 69}(ENDARTERECTOMY/ THORACOSCOPY/ LOBECTOMY/ CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS)   show
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245.According to OSHA standards, protective eyewear of some form must be worn?(ONLY 4 KNOWN HIV & HBV CASES/ ONLY 4 CASESS WHEN EXCESSIVE BLEEDING IS EXPECTED/ ON ORTHOPEDIC CASES ONLY/ ON ALL CASES)   show
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246.Which pathological condition of the small intestine could be misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis?(GASTRITIS/ CARCINOMA/ CROHN'S DIEASE/MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM)   show
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249.What is the average normal respiration rate for a children?(10-17/ 18-30/ 30-40/ 40-50)   show
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250.The introduction of radiopaque contrast medium into an artery or vein is called a/an?(ULTRASONOGRAPHY/ ANGIOGRAPHY/ CHOLANGIOGRAPHY/ ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY)   show
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show MESENTERY  
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show 25 LBS  
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show LATERAL VENTRICLE  
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show LEIOMYOMA  
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256.The pathogen that most often causes post-op surgical site infection is?(PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA/ ESCHERICHIA COLI/ CANDIDA ALBICANS/ STAPHYLOCCOCCUS AUREUS)   show
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257. Which organ is the most frequently injured during a motor vehicle accident?( SPLEEN/ LIVER/ KIDNEY/ HEART)   show
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258. Where would the surgical tech find pertinent information for "pulling" a case?(LAB REPORTS/ SURGICAL CONSENT/ PREFERENCE CARD/ HOSPITAL MEDICAL RECORDS)   show
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show CHIN  
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show PHAGOCYTOSIS  
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show SCIATIC  
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show 3-1-4-2 (HAIR COVER-SRUB SUIT-MASK-SHOE COVERS)  
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show VIII  
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show XEROFORM  
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266.Which of the following is responsible for disseminated coagulation?( ENDOTOXIN/ EXOTOXIN/ NEUROTOXIN/ ENTEROTOXIN)   show
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267.The copper wire in the electrosurgical unit that allows the flow of free electrons is called the?( RESISTOR/ GROUND WIRE/ CONDUCTOR/ INSULATOR)   show
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268.At the end of a procedure, the surgeon ask for the local anesthetic to inject intra-articular. Where is the surgeon injecting the local drug?( SUBCUTANEOUS/ DERMAL/ WITHIN JOINT/ INTRAVENOUS)   show
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269.Which pre-op diagnostic test is useful inn diabetic patients with small vessel arterial disease?(PLETHYSMOGRAPHY/ ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY/ CAPNOGRAPHY/ ISOTOPE SCANNING)   show
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show ETHLENE OXIDE  
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272.What could result from crossing the patient's arms across his/her chest in the supine position?(INTERFERENCE WITH CIRCULATION/ INTERFERENCE WITH RESPIRATION/ POST-OP DISCOMFORT/ PRESSURE ON THE MEDIAN NERVE)   show
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show CONTINUE..(INNER PEEL PACK OF A DOUBLE PEEL PACK IS NOT SEALED) ANSWER IS=!!!!! INSTRUMENTS RE HELD TOGETHER WITH AUTOCLAVE TAPE WITHIN THE PEEL PACK!!!!!  
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274.Which of the following degrees in Celsius equals 98.6F?( 34/ 37/ 30/40)   show
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275.When the ST is preparing surgical instruments for transport to the decontamination room, which statement is INCORRECT?( INSTRUMENTS WITH MULTIPLE PARTS SHOULD BE ASSEMBLED/ INSTRUMENTS WITH RATCHETS SHOULD BE UNRATCHETED/ .....CONTINUED ON ANS. PART   show
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show CARPAL  
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277. Which of the following heals by contraction, granulation, and connective tissue?(PRIMARY UNION/ DELAYED CLOSURE/ MATURATION/ PROLIFERATION)   show
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show PRESOAK INSTRUMENTS N DETERGENT SOLUTION  
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279.Which solution is BEST for presoaking instruments in the OR at the end of a procedure?(IODINE-BASED/ STERILE WATER/ ENZYME/ SALINE)   show
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280.A mesh that is contraindicated in the presence of infection is?( VICRYL/ STAINLESS STEEL/ PROLENE/ PTFE)   show
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show DUST COVER  
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282.The stripes on steam chemical indicators change to what color upon exposure to sterilization parameters?(BLACK/ RED/ YELLOW/ NO CHANGE)   show
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283.For which fracture is the instrument shown below best used?{pic. on pg.75} ( SCAPULA/ RADIUS/ CALCANEUS/ FEMORAL)   show
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284.During a kidney transplant, the renal vein of the donor kidney is anastomosed to the?( SUPERIOR MESENTERIC VEIN/ EXTERNAL ILIAC VEIN/ INFERIOR VENA CAVA/ HEPATIC PORTAL VEIN)   show
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285.Which procedure corrects testicular torsion?( MEATOPLASTY/ ORCHIOPEXY/ CYSTECOMY/ HYROCELECTOMY)   show
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286.Which instrument is used to incise the tympanic membrane?( ALLIGATOR FORCEPS/ IRIS SCISSORS/ FARREL APPLICATOR/ MYRINGOTOMY KNIFE)   show
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show XERFORM  
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288. To prevent cerebral aneurysm from rupturing, the surgeon will?( APPLY A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CLIP AT BASE OF ANEURYSM/ APPLY HEMOCLIPS ON THE FEEDER VEINS/ INCISE THE WALL OF THE ANEURYSM/ INSERT A GORE-TEX GRAFT)   show
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289.The ophthalmologist tells the ST to place 2 drops atropine sulfate OU. What does this mean?(BOTH EYES DILATED/ LEFT EYE IS TO BE DILATED/ BOTH EYES IRRIGATED POST-OP/ RIGHT EYE IS TO BE DILATED)   show
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290.If a PT requests to see a member of the clergy upon arrival to pre-op holding?(CALL FOR A CLERGY PERSON BEFORE THE ANESTHESIA IS ADMINISTERED/ REASSURE THE PT THAT HE/SHE WILL BE JUST FINE/ HAVE A CLERGY PERSON WAIT FOR THE PT IN THE RECOVERY ROOM/..   show
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291.If cultures CANNOT be immediately transported from the surgery dept. to pathology,they should be?(PLACED IN AN INCUBATOR/ PLACED IN A REFRIGERATOR/ KEPT AT ROOM TEMP./ SUBMERGED IN MEDIA)   show
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show INANIMATE OBJECT  
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293.When positioning the PT 4 a C-section, where is the bolster placed & why?( R.SIDE;RELIEVE PRESSURE ON VENA CAVA/ L. SIDE; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON ABDOMINAL AORTA/ PELVIS; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON SCIATIC NERVE/ LUMBAR REGION; RELIEVE PRESSURE ON LUMBAR NERVE)   show
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294.The conducting fibers that extend from the AV node to the interventricular septum form the?( SA NODE/ BUNDLE OF HIS/ VAGUS BUNDLE/ LEFT BUNDLE BRANCH)   show
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show RADIOPAQUE  
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296.During surgical rotation, the skills of a surgical technology student may be evaluated by the?(CERTIFIED NURSE ASSISTANT/ SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST PRECEPTOR/ DIRECTOR OF NURSING/ ANESTHESIA PROVIDER)   show
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show DOPPLER  
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298.Which of the following should be accomplished when preparing an Esmarch bandage for sterilization?(FOLDED IN LAYER/ LAYER OF WEBRIL ROLLED WITH BANDAGE/ TIGHTLY ROLLED/ UNFOLDED MOUND WRAPPED IN GREEN TOWEL)   show
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299.Which of the following is the correct order of the layers of the colon?{1.SEROSA/ 2.SUBMUCOSA/ 3. MUSCULARIS/ 4. MUCOSA} ( 3-1-4-2/ 1-2-4-3/4-2-3-1/ 2-4-1-3)   show
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show DEAD SPACE  
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301.What is the first step of opening a small, sterile wrapped package when establishing the sterile field?(OPEN ALL FLAPS SIMULTANEOUSLY/ OPEN 1ST FLAP TOWARDS SELF/ OPEN 1ST FLAP AWAY FROM SELF/ OPEN SIDE FLAPS   show
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show FRONTOTEMPORAL  
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303.Which of the following forceps would be used during a splenectomy?(DOYEN/ RANDALL/ RIGHT ANGLE/ KOCHER)   show
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304.A blood pH of 7.5 indicates?(KETOSIS/ NORMAL/ ALKALOSIS/ ACIDOSIS)   show
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show 11  
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show ENGULF AND DESTROY BACTERIA  
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307.A ST is talking with a PT in the PACU with arms folded & at a distance. This could be interpreted by the PT as?(ACTIVE LISTENING BY CST/ NEGATIVE/ CST IS OPEN-MINDED/ POSITIVE)   show
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308.Which of the following describes the action of histamine (H2 blockers)?(INCREASE BLOOD FLOW TO THE HEART/ PRODUCE SKELETAL MUSCLE RELAXATION/ REVERSE NARCOTIC EFFECT/ DECREASE GASTRIC VOLUME IN THE STOMACH)   show
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show DO NOT GIVE TRANSFUSION  
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310. What does 'X' equal in the proportion 3:5=9:x?(10/ 15/ 20/ 25)   show
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show ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMYY  
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312.During a suprapubic prostatectomy,which needle holder may be used when reconstructing the bladder outlet?(HEANEY/ CRILE-WOOD/ RYDER/ MAYO-HEGAR)   show
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313.When performing a total knee arthroplasty, the surgeon removes the osteophytes from the rim of the femur and tibia with a?(LAMBOTTE/ SAW/ RASP/ KERRISON)   show
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314.Which suture technique provides and excellent cosmetic closure?(RETENTION/ REVERSE MATTRESS/ PURSE-STRING/ SUBCUTICULAR)   show
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show FIBULA  
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316.To prevent charring of bone when it is being cut or drilled, the ST should use?(IRRIGATION-ASPIRATION UNIT/ SYRINGE/ PULSE LAVAGE/ SUCTION IRRIGATOR)   show
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317.Pain,heat,redness and swelling indicate which of the following conditions?(INFLAMMATION/ NECROSIS/ SEPSIS/ INFECTION)   show
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show BABCOCK  
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show ENDOMETRIUM  
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show COLLODIAN  
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show COUNTS  
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show REMOVE NEEDLE FROM THE STERILE FIELD  
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323.Which of the following drapes is used for a thyroidectomy?(APERTURE/ TRANSVERSE/ U-DRAPE/ INCISE)   show
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324.Testosterone is secreted by the?(EPIDIDYMIS/ LEYDIG CELLS/ SOMATIC CELLS/ SEMINAL VESICLES)   show
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325.When a surgeon is using a kocher subcostal incision, which muscle is divided b electrosurgery?(LINEA ALBA/ RECTUS ABDOMINUS/ TERES MAJOR/ PSOAS MAJOR)   show
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show LEVEL OF UMBILICUS TO FOOT)  
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show NIPPLE LINE TO MID-THIGH  
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328.Which of the following is the main reason for wearing the OR attire?(CONTAIN BODY MOISTURE/ LIMIT SPREAD OF MICROBES/ PREVENT STRIKE-THROUGH/ PROVIDE COMFORTABLE ATTIRE)   show
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329.Which of the following substance are absorbed in the stomach?(   show
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330.A laparotomy drape is placed on the left side inguinal area of the PT, but should have been placed on the right side.What should be done to correct the error?(COVER DRAE WITH THE NEW DRAPE/ REMOVE DRAPE AND PLACE NEW DRAPE ON RIGHT SIDE/ CONT....   show
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331.Which stapling device would be used during an esophagectomy to divide the esophagus?(SURGICLIP/ EEA/ GIA/ TA   show
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show MYELIN SHEATH  
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333.During which procedure would a Gigli saw possible be used?(CRANIOTOMY/ LAMINECTOMY/ ACROMIOPLASTY/ BUNIONECTOMY   show
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334.A surgeon indicates that she may place a shunt during a carotid endarterectomy. What should the ST have available in the OR?(VENTRICULAR/ ANGIO-CATH/ JAVID/ FOGARTY)   show
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335.What is the best synthetic substitute for stainless steel?(SURGICAL SILK/ POLYPROPYLENE/ CHROMIC GUT/ PTFE )   show
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show BACILLUS ATROPHAEUS  
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show INFLAMMATION  
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338.To prevent peel pack pouches from opening during sterilization, the ST should?(FORCE OUT ARI FROM POUCH/ VERIFY CORRECT PLACEMENT OF ITEM INSIDE POUCH/ DOUBLE PEEL PACK ALL ITEMS/ CONFIRM TEMP OF STERILIZER IS NOT TO HIGH)   show
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show PREVENT HEAVY SUTURES FRROM CUTTING INTO THE SKIN  
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show CORONARY ARTERY  
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show KERRISON RONGEUR  
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342.What category of instruments are a Hibbs and Hohmann?(HEMOSTATS/ RETRACTORS/ BONE-HOLDING/ PEERIOSTEAL ELEVATORS)   show
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show T-TUBE  
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show REVERSE TRENDELENBURG  
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show EPITHELIAL  
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show INNER PEEL PACK IS FOLDED  
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347.If a surgeon performs a surgical procedure without the PT having signed the consent form, the surgeon can be charged with?(BATTERY/ IATROGENIC INJURY/ LIABILITY/ NEGLIGENCE/)   show
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show FORM ASSUMED BY BACILLI  
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349.Which of the following applies to a PT who a suffers a burn due to improper placement of the PT return electrode?(UNITENTIONAL TORT/ RES IPPSA LOQUITUR/ INTENTIONAL INFLICTION/ DOCTRINE OF FORESEEABLILITY)   show
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350.Which graft material DOESNT require pre-clotting for plaacement furing and abdominal aortic aneursymectomy?(PTFE/ POLYESTER/ DACRON/ FASCIA LATA)   show
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show V  
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show MINERAL OIL  
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show DONOR SITTE FIRST  
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show 12-15 MM HG  
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show STRABISMUS  
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show ENDARTERETOMY  
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357.According to the Rule of Nines, what % is assigned to the front and back of the trunk?(27%/ 18%/ 4 1/2%/ 1%)   show
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358.Which term refers to an abnormal increase in the number of cell?(ATROPHY/ DYSPLASIA/ HYPERPLASIA/ HYPERTROPHY)   show
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show GRANULATION  
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360.Intra-op ventricular arrhythmias are treated with?(LIDOCAINE/ DIGTOXIN/ PROSTIGMIN/ FUROSEMIDE)   show
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361.How many milliliiters equal two(2) ounces?(40/ 50/ 60/ 70)   show
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362.Covering a sterile backtable for later use is?(PERMISSIBLE FOR UP TO 1HR BEFORE THE PROCEDURE/ PERMISSIBLE IN INSTANCES OF AN EMERGENCY/ NOT PERMISSIBLE FOR TO 2HR BEFORE THE PROCEDURE/ NOT PERMISSIBLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE)   show
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show TRENDELENBURG  
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364.Which of the following types of suture create the least tissue trauma and drag?(SWAGED MULTIFILAMENT/ SWAGED MONOFILAMENT/ THREADED MULTIFILAMENT/ THREADED MONOFILAMENT)   show
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365.Which organization has legal oversight for the safety of healthcare providers in the work place?(EPA/ CDC/ OSHA/ NIOSH)   show
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show PHYSIOLOGICAL AND SURVIVAL  
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show GLOVES REMOVED FIRST  
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show ABDOMINOPERINEAL RESECTION  
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show COAGULATION OF PROTEIN  
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370.Which technique is NOT acceptable when draping?(HOLD DA DRAPE 12IN ABOVE DA PT UNTIL OVER DA DRAPING SITE/ PROTECT GLOVED HAND BY CUFFING END OF DRAPE OVER IT/FOLD DRAPE BE4 BRINGING UP 2 DA OR TABLE/PLACE DRAPES ON DRY AREA WHEN SETTING UP BACKTABLE)   show
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show ALLOW FOR USE OF PULSE OXIMETER  
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show REDUCE MICROBIAL COUNT  
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373.How many mL of water is necessary to inflate a 5 mL balloon on the Foley indwelling catheter?(5ML/ 10ML/ 15ML/ 20ML)   show
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show FINE SCISSORS COATED WITH WATER SOLUBLE GEL  
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show CONTINUED....(PERIPHERY TO INCISION SITE USING BACK AND FORTH MOTION) ANSWER=!!! INCISION SITE TO PERIPHERY USING CIRCULAR MOTION!!!  
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376.The lab test that determines the ratio of erythrocytes to whole blood is?(RERICULOCYTE COUNT/ DIFFERENTIAL COUNT/ HEMATOCRIT/ HEMOGLOBIN)   show
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377.What is the proper procedure to follow when a pack of sponges contains an incorrect number after the PT has entered the OR?(RECORD ACTUAL # AND USE/ HAND OFF THE STERILE FIELD AND ISOLATE/ PLACE ON STERILE BACKTABLE AND DO NOT USE/ REMOVE FROM THE OR)   show
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show CALCULI  
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379.Where should the ST begin when performing closing counts?(BACKTABLE/ MAYO STAND/OFF THE FIELD/ OPERATIVE FIELD)   show
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380.Which of the following catheter tips is used in a PT with urethral stricture?(OLIVE/ COUDE/ WHISTLE/ MUSHROOM)   show
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381.Which type of procedure would require a stent dressing?(NECK/ INGUINAL/ EXTREMITY/ ABDOMINAL)   show
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show NERVE STIMULATOR  
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show ABSORBABLE COLLAGEN  
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384.During closure of a nephrectomy in the later position, the OR table is straightened to facilitate?(PROPER CIRCULATION/ WOUND HEMOSTASIS/ ADEQUATE RESPIRATION/ TISSUE APPROXIMATION)   show
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show LIGHT SOURCE  
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386.Excision of a constricted segment of the aorta with reanastomosis is performed to correct?(PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS/ COARCTATION OF THE AORTA/ AORTIC ANEURYSM/ TRANSPOSITON OF THE GREAT VESSEL)   show
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387.For which of the following diagnoses would a PT undergo endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?(CHOLECYSTITIS/ CHOLEDOCHOLITHIASIS/ PANCREATITIS/ PANCREATOLITHIASIS)   show
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388.The high ligation of the gonadal veins of the testes performed to reduce venous plexus congestion is a/an?(SPERMATOCELECTOMY/ VARICOCELECTOMY/ EPIDIDYMECTOMY/ VASOVASOSTOMY)   show
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389.Trauma to which two of the following cranial nerves would result in the loss of smell and vision?(I AND II/ I AND III/ II AND III/ II AND IV)   show
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390.Which of the following is performed for suspected ectopic pregnancy?(CULDOCENTESIS/ COLPOSCOPY/ CULDOTOMY/ COLPORRHAPHY)   show
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show IREDECTOMY  
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show ARCH BAR APPLICATOR  
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393.Which of the following total arthroplasty procedures would require the post-op use of an abduction splint?(HIP/ KNEE/ ANKLE/ SHOULDER)   show
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394.Untreated acute otitis media may result in?(TONSILLITIS/ MASTOIDITIS/ ADENOIDITIS/ ETHMOIDITIS)   show
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395.Which of the following is used intra-op to assess vascular patency?(POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY/ MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING/ COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY/ DOPPLER ULTRASOUND)   show
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396.The instrument shown below would be used during a?{pic on pg.100}(PAROTIDECTOMY/ TONSILLECTOMY/ RHYTIDECTOMY/ STAPEDECTOMY)   show
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show CARBOHYDRATES  
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show CRICOID CARTILAGE  
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show METASTASIS  
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400.The shared passageway for food and air is the?(TRACHEA/ LARYNX/ PHARYNX/ BRONCHUS)   show
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show EPIDIDYMIS  
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402.The valve between the left atrium and left ventricle is the?(BICUSPID/ TRICUSPID/ AORTIC SEMILUNAR/ PULMONARY SEMILUNAR)   show
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403.Which characteristic describes an amphiarhtrosis?(HINGE/ IMMOBLILE/ SLIGHTLY MOVABLE/ FREELY MOVABLE)   show
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show CALCIUM  
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show SPORE FORMATION  
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406.What organ detects changes in the level of insulin and releases chemical to regulate the level of blood glucose?(LIVER/ STOMACH/ PANCREAS/ GALLBLADDER)   show
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show SOAKING OF MOISTURE FROM UNSTERILE TO STERILE LAYERS  
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408.Which of the following monitoring devices would be used within a vessel?(ECG LEAD/ SWAN GANZ/ PULSE OXIMETER/ SPYGMOMANOMETER)   show
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show 0.25%  
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510.What action should be taken if the PT has withdrawn the surgical informed consent prior to surgery?(TRANSPORT PT TO OR; INFORM SURGEON/ DO NOT TRANSPORT PT; INFORM SURGEON/ DO NOT TRANSPORT PT; INFROM AP/ TRANSPORT PT TO OR; INFORM OR SUPERVISOR)   show
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show CROSS-CONTAMINATION  
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show 1 INCH  
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413.A substance that inhibits the growth and reproduction of microbes on living tissue is a/an?(ANTISEPTIC/ DISINFECTANT/ STERILANT/ SPORICIDAL)   show
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414.What action should be taken by the transporter if a discrepancy occurs in the identification of a PT in the nursing unit?(TRY TO LOCATE FAMILY MEMBERS TO VERIFIY PT IDENTITY/ TRANSPORT TO OR AND INFORM SURGEON OF DISCREPANCY/ CONTINUED....   show
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show CONINUED... ( REUDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE PRE-OP PREP/ LEAVE A VISABLE FILM SO THE PREP BORDERS WILL SHOW? ANSWER=!!! ACHIEVE A CUMULATIVE ANTIMICROBIAL EFFECT  
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416.What are the sequential steps performed prior to entrance into the sterile field?(GOWN-GLOVE-SCRUB/ GLOVE-SCRUB-GOWN/ SCRUB-GLOVE- GOWN/ SCRUB-GOWN-GLOVE_   show
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show ANUS  
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418.The sterile ST should drape a table from?(SIDE TO SIDE/ BACK TO FRONT/ FRONT TO BACK/ OPEN DRAPE, LAY IT DOWN)   show
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419.Which of the following can be injured in the arm is placed on the arm board greater than 90 degrees?(BRACHIAL PLEXUS/ CERVICAL PLEXUS/ ROTATOR CUFF/ ACROMIOCLAVICULAR JOINT)   show
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show INSTILL IRRIGATION FLUIDS  
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421.Which of the following enlarges and illuminates the surgical field during cataract procedures?(FLUORESCENT OVERHEAD LIGHTS/ FIBEROPTIC HEADLAMPS/ OPERATING MICROSCOPE/ SURGICAL LOUPES)   show
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show COTTONOIDS  
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423.Which of the following hemostatic agents must be applied dry and only handled with dry gloves and instruments?(OXYCEL/ AVITENE/ GELFOAM/ THROMBIN)   show
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show OPHTHALMOLOGY  
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425.Which of the following lasers would be contraindicated for use in the posterior chamber of the eye?(ARGON/ EXCIMER/ HO:YAG/ CARBON DIOXIDE)   show
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