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Clean-Contaminted - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is the wound classifications for a
bronchoscopy:
Clean
Contaminated
Dirty and infected
Clean-contami
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Clean-Contaminted - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is the wound classifications for a
bronchoscopy:
Clean
Contaminated
Dirty and infected
Clean-contaminated
Teeth - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?
Teeth
Sinuses
Tonsils
Villi
Alpha-chymotrypsin - ✔✔- Question?The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before
cataract surgery is:
Atropine sulfate
Alpha-chymotrypsin
Acetylcholine chloride
Pilocarpine hydrochloride
Flat - ✔✔- Question?When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing
cart, they should be positioned:
Flat
Upside down
Vertical
Angled
Enter head first, exit feet first - ✔✔- Question?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
Pfannenstiel - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower
abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?
Midline
Paramedian
McBurney's
Pfannenstiel
Potassium - ✔✔- Question?Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:
Calcium
Nitrogen
Potassium
Albumin
Informed consent - ✔✔- Question?Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is
a/an:
Tort
Malpractice
Personal liability
Informed consent
Fascia - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors?
Fascia
Periosteum
Dura mater
Arterial wall
Argon - ✔✔- Question?Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?
Argon
Excimer
Carbon dioxide
Neodymium: YAG
Cardia - ✔✔- Question?Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?
Cardia
Fundus
Pylorus
Antrum
Spores - ✔✔- Question?Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Spores
Backtable - ✔✔- Question?The surgical pack utilized to created the sterile field should be opened on
the:
Stretcher
OR table
Backtable
Mayo stand
Insulin - ✔✔- Question?The islets of Langerhans secrete:
Bile
Insulin
Intrinsic factor
Inhibiting hormones
Extraction - ✔✔- Question?What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?
Cleft palate repair
Arch bar application
Extraction
Implants
Escherichia coli - ✔✔- Question?Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?
Escherichia coli
Staphylococcus aureus
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Clostridium tetani
Webbed fingers - ✔✔- Question?Syndactyly refers to:
Cleft palate
Webbed fingers
Fused tarsals
Torn ligaments
Same side as surgeon - ✔✔- Question?Where should the first scrub surgical technologist stand when
handing towels to the surgeon to square off an incision site?
Opposite side from surgeon
Same side as surgeon
Foot of OR table
Head of OR table
Surgically clean - ✔✔- Question?A properly performed surgical scrub renders the skin:
Sterile
Disinfected
Surgically clean
Moistened and dehydrated
Ampulla of Vater - ✔✔- Question?Through which of the following do the common bile duct and the
pancreatic duct empty?
Ampulla of Vater
Duct of Santorini
Wirsung's duct
Sphincter of Oddi
Name, date of birth, physician - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following identifiers must be verified by
the patient or their ID bracelet prior to transporting a patient to the OR?
Name, social security #, Physcician
Name, medical record #, allergies
Name, date of birth, diagnosis
Name, date of birth, physician
Spirilli - ✔✔- Question?What are spiral shaped bacteria called?
Bacilli
Cocci
Spirilli
Diplococci
Store Bile - ✔✔- Question?The primary function of the gallbladder is to:
Metabolize fats
Produce bile
Emulsify fats
Store Bile
Circulator - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is a non sterile member of the surgical team?
Surgeon
Surgical assistant
Surgical Technologist
Circulator
Aid in controlling temperature - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is not a benefit of using surface
mounted sliding doors for access to the operating room?
Uses less space for opening
Aid in controlling temperature
Eliminate air turbulence
Provides for thorough cleaning
Time, shielding, distance - ✔✔- Question?What are the three factors for reducing ionizing radiation
exposure?
Type of procedure, equipment, radiation dose
Time, shielding, distance
Exposure, frequency, concentration
Site, age, Gender
Lateral - ✔✔- Question?What is the surgical position frequently used for patients undergoing kidney
surgery?
Lithotomy
Lateral
Supine
Prone
Arthropod bites - ✔✔- Question?How are rickettsiae transmitted?
Arthropod bites
Airborne organisms
Physical contact
Blood exposure
Colposcopy - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is an examination of the cervix using a binocular
microscope?
Colposcopy
Laparoscopy
Urethroscopy
Hysteroscopy
Tamponade - ✔✔- Question?Compression of the heart from excessive fluid of blood buildup is called:
Pericarditis
Infarction
Tamponade
Cardiomyopathy
Anesthesia provider - ✔✔- Question?Which surgical team member determines when the patient can
be transported from the OR to the PACU?
Anesthesia provider
Surgeon
Circulator
Surgical technologist
-centesis - ✔✔- Question?Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
-dynia
-tomy
-lysis
-centesis
Cecum - ✔✔- Question?To which portion of the colon is the appendix attached?
Ascending
Cecum
Descending
Sigmoid
Gram stain - ✔✔- Question?Which laboratory test determines bacterial identification?
Gram stain
Manual count
Gel electrophoresis
prothrombin time
Mydriatics - ✔✔- Question?Medication used to dilate the pupil is called:
Miotics
Myopics
Mydriatics
Muscarinics
U drape - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following drapes is non fenestrated?
U drape
Transverse
Craniotomy
Laparotomy
Never until patient is discharged from facility - ✔✔- Question?Under what circumstances would it be
appropriate to remove a patient's identification bracelet?
Never until patient is discharged from facility
During insertion of an IV catheter
Postoperatively when taken to the nursing unit
When patient is awake and alert and can verbally identify self
Supine - ✔✔- Question?What is the position most commonly used for mitral valve replacement?
Prone
Sims
Supine
Kraske
Anaerobes - ✔✔- Question?Which microbes live without oxygen?
Capnophiles
Microaerophiles
Anaerobes
Aerobes
Duodenum - ✔✔- Question?Which is the first part of the small intestine?
Duodenum
Jejunum
Ileum
Cecum
Argon - ✔✔- Question?What laser is best used during a vitrectomy?
Carbon dioxide
Nd:YAG
Excimer
Argon
Biological - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following monitors provides positive assurance of sterility?
Chemical
Mechanical
Biological
Clerical
Fistula - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following is an abnormal tract between two epithelium lined
surfaces that is open at both ends?
Herniation
Sinus
Fistula
Epitheliazation
Counteract the action of another drug - ✔✔- Question?What is the action of antagonist drugs?
Inhibit the clotting process
Achieve neuroleptanesthesia
Increase the effects of opiates
Counteract the action of another drug
Circumferential - ✔✔- Question?Which of the following directional terms describes the type of skin
prep of an entire extremity?
Spiral
Horizontal
Longitudinal
Circumferential
Bilateral fallopian tubes and ovaries, uterus - ✔✔- Question?What organs are excised if an ovarian
tumor is malignant?
Bilateral ovaries only
Bilateral fallopian tubes and ovaries, uterus
Unilateral involved ovary and fallopian tube
Unilateral involved ovary and fallopian tube, uterus
Kyphosis - ✔✔- Question?Which term refers to an abnormal thoracic curve of the spine referred to as
"hunchback"?
Lordosis
Scoliosis
Kyphosis
Alkalosis
Hallux valgus - ✔✔- Question?What is the medical term for a bunion?
Talipes valgus
Hallux valgus
Hallux varus
Talipes varus
Inguinal - ✔✔- Question?What incision is also know as a lower oblique?
Inguinal
Paramedian
Infraumbilical
Thoracoabdominal
Omentum - ✔✔- Question?The apron like structure attached to the greater curvature of the stomach is
the:
Ligamentum
Mesentery
Omentum
Peritoneum
Mesentery - ✔✔- Question?The small intestine attaches to the posterior abdominal wall by the:
Mesentery
Peritoneum
Falciform ligament
Lesser omentum
Patient marks with and X and witness verifies - ✔✔- Question?How is the surgical informed consent
signed if an adult patient is illiterate?
Authorized individual signs patient's name
Patient marks with and X and witness verifies
RN and surgeon sign that patient gave consent
Surgeon and risk manager sign consent
Commensalism - ✔✔- Question?What is the term for a relationship in which two organisms occupy the
same are and one organism benefits while the other is unharmed?
Commensalism
Neutralism
Mutualism
Parasitism
Depo-Medrol - ✔✔- Question?A topical steroid used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery is:
Depo-Medrol
Miochol
Healon
Wydase
Feet first, side rails up - ✔✔- Question?What direction should the stretcher be oriented when
transporting a patient to the OR department?
Feet first, side rails up
Feet first, side rails down
Head first, side rails up
Heat first side rails down
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