Surgery Exam 1 CONTINUED
supine - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
trendelenburg - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
jacknife - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
lithotomy - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
lateral - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
prone - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
surgical/scrub techs - ANS Whose responsibilities in the OR includes prepping the OR, managing
equipment counting materials, & passing materials?
(hint: they are scrubbed in & sterile)
false - all of their functions are performed outside of the sterile field - ANS True/False
The circulating nurse is scrubbed in & sterile at all times.
kocher - ANS What type of surgical incision is used for an open cholecystectomy?
,Kocher
**right subcostal incision** - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
midline - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
McBurney's - ANS ____________ is term for small, oblique right lower quadrant incision for an open
appendectomy.
McBurney's - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
1/3 from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus - ANS Where is McBurney's point located?
gyn procedures like c-section - ANS What type of procedure are pfannenstield surgical incisions
generally used for?
pfannenstield - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
pfannenstield - ANS ____________ surgical incisions are low transverse abd incision w retraction of the
rectus muscles laterally - commonly used for c-sections.
median sternotomy
heart procedures - ANS What type of surgical incision is this? What type of procedures is it used for?
lateral thoracotomy bc nerve involvement in the area - ANS Which tends to be more painful for pts:
median sternotomy or lateral thoracotomy? Why?
,thoracotomy - ANS ____________ surgical incisions are located between the 4th & 5th intercostal space
& tend to be very painful.
open inguinal hernia repair
**easy to mistake for McBurney's, but is lower & more medial** - ANS What is this surgical incision
used for?
10 blade
good for small incisions like skin & muscle - ANS What type of surgical blade is this & was is it best used
for?
11 blade - ANS What type of surgical blade?
12 blade
good for cutting under things - ANS What type of surgical blade is this & was is it best used for?
15 blade
good for short precise incisions - ANS What type of surgical blade is this & was is it best used for?
mayo - comes in straight & curved - ANS What type of surgical scissors are these?
, curved - ANS Which type of mayo scissor is good for cutting heavy tissue like muscle, fascia, & uterus?
Iris - ANS What type of surgical scissor is this?
Iris Scissors - ANS Which type of surgical scissor has a very small, fine, sharp tip?
Metzenbaum (Metz) Scissors - ANS What type of surgical scissor is this?
hemostat - ANS What surgical tool is this?
mosquito - ANS What type of hemostat is good for small vessels?
kelly - ANS What type of hemostat is good for larger vessels & has half serrated jaws?
crile - ANS What type of hemostat has fully serrated jaws?
clamp blood vessels or tag sutures - ANS What are hemostats used for in surgery?
right angle clamp - ANS What is the name of this surgical tool?
clamp hard to reach vessels
&
place sutures behind & around a vessel - ANS What are right angle clamps used for?
allis clamp - ANS What surgical tool is this?
supine - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
trendelenburg - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
jacknife - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
lithotomy - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
lateral - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
prone - ANS What surgical positioning is this pt in?
surgical/scrub techs - ANS Whose responsibilities in the OR includes prepping the OR, managing
equipment counting materials, & passing materials?
(hint: they are scrubbed in & sterile)
false - all of their functions are performed outside of the sterile field - ANS True/False
The circulating nurse is scrubbed in & sterile at all times.
kocher - ANS What type of surgical incision is used for an open cholecystectomy?
,Kocher
**right subcostal incision** - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
midline - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
McBurney's - ANS ____________ is term for small, oblique right lower quadrant incision for an open
appendectomy.
McBurney's - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
1/3 from the anterior superior iliac spine to the umbilicus - ANS Where is McBurney's point located?
gyn procedures like c-section - ANS What type of procedure are pfannenstield surgical incisions
generally used for?
pfannenstield - ANS What type of surgical incision is this?
pfannenstield - ANS ____________ surgical incisions are low transverse abd incision w retraction of the
rectus muscles laterally - commonly used for c-sections.
median sternotomy
heart procedures - ANS What type of surgical incision is this? What type of procedures is it used for?
lateral thoracotomy bc nerve involvement in the area - ANS Which tends to be more painful for pts:
median sternotomy or lateral thoracotomy? Why?
,thoracotomy - ANS ____________ surgical incisions are located between the 4th & 5th intercostal space
& tend to be very painful.
open inguinal hernia repair
**easy to mistake for McBurney's, but is lower & more medial** - ANS What is this surgical incision
used for?
10 blade
good for small incisions like skin & muscle - ANS What type of surgical blade is this & was is it best used
for?
11 blade - ANS What type of surgical blade?
12 blade
good for cutting under things - ANS What type of surgical blade is this & was is it best used for?
15 blade
good for short precise incisions - ANS What type of surgical blade is this & was is it best used for?
mayo - comes in straight & curved - ANS What type of surgical scissors are these?
, curved - ANS Which type of mayo scissor is good for cutting heavy tissue like muscle, fascia, & uterus?
Iris - ANS What type of surgical scissor is this?
Iris Scissors - ANS Which type of surgical scissor has a very small, fine, sharp tip?
Metzenbaum (Metz) Scissors - ANS What type of surgical scissor is this?
hemostat - ANS What surgical tool is this?
mosquito - ANS What type of hemostat is good for small vessels?
kelly - ANS What type of hemostat is good for larger vessels & has half serrated jaws?
crile - ANS What type of hemostat has fully serrated jaws?
clamp blood vessels or tag sutures - ANS What are hemostats used for in surgery?
right angle clamp - ANS What is the name of this surgical tool?
clamp hard to reach vessels
&
place sutures behind & around a vessel - ANS What are right angle clamps used for?
allis clamp - ANS What surgical tool is this?
