Surgical Specialty
Exam Questions
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Solutions Graded
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Denning [Date] [Course title]
, During a laparoscopic procedure CO2 is instilled into the abdominal cavity to provide visulization of the
operative site and to prevent injury of the internal viscera the installation of the abdomen with CO2 is
called - Answer: Pneumoperitoneum
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a tympanoplasty - Answer: Temporalis fascia
A defect in the pubocervical fashion that is typically torn by childbirth obesity or aging that allows the
bladder to prolapse or herniate into the vagina is called a - Answer: Cystocele
What anatomical landmark does a surgeon use when making a midline incision for an exploratory
laparotomy - Answer: Linea alba
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical procedure to prevent spasms of the vessel
- Answer: Papaverine hydrochloride
The surgical cutting of the trigeminal nerve to relieve pain and muscle spasm's in the face is called a -
Answer: Rhizotomy
A 25-year-old female patient has been seen in the emergency department complaining of severe pain in
the left lower quadrant her hemoglobin is six GM/DL with a him adequate of 26% which indicates that
she may be hemorrhaging internally an emergency surgery is performed to move it hypovolemic shock
which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis for this patient - Answer: Ruptured ectopic
pregnancy
A 28-year-old male patient is complaining of pain malocclusion of the jaw and diplopia after being
involved in an automobile accident he is diagnosed with a mid facial fracture that extends transversely
from the zygomatic arch is through the orbits into the ether my bones which of the following fractures
best describes the patient's injury - Answer: LeFort 111 fracture
A 21 month old patient is scheduled for a surgical procedure to treat chronic otitis media this procedure
involves an incision into the 10 panic membrane to remove a cumulative fluid from the middle ear the
name of the surgical procedure is a - Answer: Myringotomy
What tissue is removed during a circumcision - Answer: Prepuce
Exam Questions
and Complete
Solutions Graded
A+
Denning [Date] [Course title]
, During a laparoscopic procedure CO2 is instilled into the abdominal cavity to provide visulization of the
operative site and to prevent injury of the internal viscera the installation of the abdomen with CO2 is
called - Answer: Pneumoperitoneum
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a tympanoplasty - Answer: Temporalis fascia
A defect in the pubocervical fashion that is typically torn by childbirth obesity or aging that allows the
bladder to prolapse or herniate into the vagina is called a - Answer: Cystocele
What anatomical landmark does a surgeon use when making a midline incision for an exploratory
laparotomy - Answer: Linea alba
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical procedure to prevent spasms of the vessel
- Answer: Papaverine hydrochloride
The surgical cutting of the trigeminal nerve to relieve pain and muscle spasm's in the face is called a -
Answer: Rhizotomy
A 25-year-old female patient has been seen in the emergency department complaining of severe pain in
the left lower quadrant her hemoglobin is six GM/DL with a him adequate of 26% which indicates that
she may be hemorrhaging internally an emergency surgery is performed to move it hypovolemic shock
which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis for this patient - Answer: Ruptured ectopic
pregnancy
A 28-year-old male patient is complaining of pain malocclusion of the jaw and diplopia after being
involved in an automobile accident he is diagnosed with a mid facial fracture that extends transversely
from the zygomatic arch is through the orbits into the ether my bones which of the following fractures
best describes the patient's injury - Answer: LeFort 111 fracture
A 21 month old patient is scheduled for a surgical procedure to treat chronic otitis media this procedure
involves an incision into the 10 panic membrane to remove a cumulative fluid from the middle ear the
name of the surgical procedure is a - Answer: Myringotomy
What tissue is removed during a circumcision - Answer: Prepuce
