What is used to retract the spermatic cored during an inguinal herniorraphy?
A. Skin hook
B. Penrose drain
C. Vessel loops
D. Umbilical tapes - answer b. Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy?
A. Record fluid intake
B. Avoid injury to bladder
C. Distend bladder
D. Demonstrate uteteral patency - answer b. Avoid injury to bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision?
A. Metzenbaum
B. Jorgenson
C. Iris
D. Potts-smith - answer d. Potts-smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a schiller's test?
A. Lugol's solution
B. Indigo carmine
C. Methylene blue
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,D. Acetic acid - answer a. Lugol's solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart?
A. Ascending aorta
B. Pulmonary vein
C. Descending aorta
D. Pulmonary artery - answer a. Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization process,
but sterility is not guaranteed?
A. Mechanical
B. Biological
C. Chemical
D. Bowie-dick - answer c. Chemical
Why would the hair of the patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?
A. To donate to cancer patients
B. Incase of need for future genetic testing
C. It is patient property
D. Prevent post-op surgical site infection - answer c. It is patient property
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:
A. Basins should be separated by a porous, absorbent towel
B. Sponges should be placed in the top basin
C. Wrapped package should be laid flat on the shelf of the sterilization cart
D. Bottom basin should contain a residual of distilled water - answer a. Basins should
be separated by a porous, absorbent towel
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,Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior to
placement of a prosthesis?
A. Femoral canal
B. Tibial plateau
C. Acetabular fossa
D. Greater trochanter - answer a. Femoral canal
Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?
A. Certification
B. Licensure
C. Registration
D. Accreditation - answer c. Registration
What drug classification is demerol?
A. Dilator
B. Analgesic
C. Sedative
D. Vasoconstrictor - answer b. Analgesic
What should be transported to the pacu with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy?
A. Tracheotomy tray
B. Clean stent dressing
C. Extra penrose drain
D. Antiembolic stockings - answer a. Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride?
A. Fe
B. Hg
3
, C. Nacl
D. H2o - answer c. Nacl
Which organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins?
A. Golgi complex
B. Mitochondria
C. Nucleus
D. Ribosome - answer a. Golgi complex
What types of treatment dos a patient authorize when signing a general consent form?
A. Only for receiving general anesthesia
B. Invasive surgical procedures
C. Receiving experimental drugs
D. All routine treatments or procedures - answer d. All routine treatments or
procedures
Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures?
A. Bupivacaine
B. Xylocaine
C. Sensorcaine
D. Procaine - answer b. Xylocaine
Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid endarterectomy?
A. Failure of graft
B. Pulmonary embolus
C. Pneumonia
D. Stroke - answer d. Stroke
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A. Skin hook
B. Penrose drain
C. Vessel loops
D. Umbilical tapes - answer b. Penrose drain
Why is an indwelling foley catheter placed prior to a hysterectomy?
A. Record fluid intake
B. Avoid injury to bladder
C. Distend bladder
D. Demonstrate uteteral patency - answer b. Avoid injury to bladder
Which of the following scissors is the best choice for extending an arterial incision?
A. Metzenbaum
B. Jorgenson
C. Iris
D. Potts-smith - answer d. Potts-smith
Which of the following is used to stain the cervix for a schiller's test?
A. Lugol's solution
B. Indigo carmine
C. Methylene blue
1
,D. Acetic acid - answer a. Lugol's solution
Which of the following arises from the left ventricle of the heart?
A. Ascending aorta
B. Pulmonary vein
C. Descending aorta
D. Pulmonary artery - answer a. Ascending aorta
What method is used to confirm that items have been exposed to the sterilization process,
but sterility is not guaranteed?
A. Mechanical
B. Biological
C. Chemical
D. Bowie-dick - answer c. Chemical
Why would the hair of the patient undergoing craniotomy be bagged, labeled and saved?
A. To donate to cancer patients
B. Incase of need for future genetic testing
C. It is patient property
D. Prevent post-op surgical site infection - answer c. It is patient property
When preparing a double basin for sterilization, the:
A. Basins should be separated by a porous, absorbent towel
B. Sponges should be placed in the top basin
C. Wrapped package should be laid flat on the shelf of the sterilization cart
D. Bottom basin should contain a residual of distilled water - answer a. Basins should
be separated by a porous, absorbent towel
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,Which structure, during a total hip arthroplasty, requires intramedullary reaming prior to
placement of a prosthesis?
A. Femoral canal
B. Tibial plateau
C. Acetabular fossa
D. Greater trochanter - answer a. Femoral canal
Which of the following is the least restrictive form of credentialing?
A. Certification
B. Licensure
C. Registration
D. Accreditation - answer c. Registration
What drug classification is demerol?
A. Dilator
B. Analgesic
C. Sedative
D. Vasoconstrictor - answer b. Analgesic
What should be transported to the pacu with a patient who underwent a thyroidectomy?
A. Tracheotomy tray
B. Clean stent dressing
C. Extra penrose drain
D. Antiembolic stockings - answer a. Tracheotomy tray
What is the chemical abbreviation for sodium chloride?
A. Fe
B. Hg
3
, C. Nacl
D. H2o - answer c. Nacl
Which organelle is responsible for packaging of proteins?
A. Golgi complex
B. Mitochondria
C. Nucleus
D. Ribosome - answer a. Golgi complex
What types of treatment dos a patient authorize when signing a general consent form?
A. Only for receiving general anesthesia
B. Invasive surgical procedures
C. Receiving experimental drugs
D. All routine treatments or procedures - answer d. All routine treatments or
procedures
Which medication can be used as a topical jelly during cystoscopy procedures?
A. Bupivacaine
B. Xylocaine
C. Sensorcaine
D. Procaine - answer b. Xylocaine
Which of the following is a primary postoperative complication of carotid endarterectomy?
A. Failure of graft
B. Pulmonary embolus
C. Pneumonia
D. Stroke - answer d. Stroke
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