Surgical Specialties Exam questions with
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a |patient |has |a |history |of |osteoarthritis |of |the |hip |joint. |the |surgical |procedure |to |treat |this |condition |
is |called |a |total |hip |arthroplasty. |which |of |the |following |statements |correctly |describes |this |procedure
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-involves |the |removal |of |the |femoral |head |and |articular |surface |of |the |
acetabulum |and |replacement |with |prosthetic |implants
what |is |the |next |step |after |the |surgeon |has |drilled |that |screw |hole |during |an |ORIF |of |the |radius |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-measure |the |hole |with |a |depth |gauge
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 |midfacial |fracture |that |extends |
transversely |from |the |zygomatic |arches, |through |the |orbits, |and |to |the |ethmoid |bones. |which |of |the |
following |fractures |best |describes |this |patients |injuries |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-LeFort |III
what |instrument |is |used |during |an |endarterectomy |to |separate |the |plaque |from |the |tunica |intima |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Penfield |or |Freer |elevator
what |type |of |self-retaining |retractor |is |used |during |an |open |abdominal |aortic |aneurysm |repair |to |
provide |deep |exposure |as |the |vascular |graft |is |being |sutured |into |place |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Bookwalter |retractor
a |suction |catheter |that |is |used |during |a |cesarean |section |when |meconium-stained |fluid |is |noted |as |
the |uterus |is |opened |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-DeLee
after |the |common, |internal, |and |external |carotid |arteries |have |dissected |free |and |are |isolated |with |
vessel |loops |during |a |carotid |endarterectomy, |the |next |step |would |be |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
occlude |the |vessels |with |angled |vascular |clamps, |such |as |a |bulldog |vascular |clamp
which |general |surgery |procedure |is |performed |to |remove |the |distal |portion |of |the |stomach |and |
connect |it |to |the |jejunum |to |treat |stomach |cancer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Billroth |II
, the |plastic |articular |surface |insert |of |a |total |knee |tibial |implant |is |made |of |what |material |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-polyethylene
a |defect |in |the |pubocervical |fascia |that |is |typically |torn |by |childbirth, |obesity, |or |aging |that |allows |the
|bladder |to |prolapse |or |herniate |into |the |vagina |is |called |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cystocele
during |a |total |thyroidectomy, |which |tissues |can |be |accidentally |removed, |resulting |in |the |patient |
developing |tetany? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-parathyroid |glands
a |21-month-old |patient |is |scheduled |for |a |surgical |procedure |to |treat |chronic |otitis |medis. |this |
procedure |involves |an |incision |into |the |tympanic |membrane |to |remove |accumulated |fluid |from |the |
middle |ear. |the |name |of |this |surgical |procedure |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-myringotomy
what |structure |or |material |is |often |used |as |a |graft |during |a |tymoanoplasty |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
temporalis |fascia
if |a |patient |has |been |diagnosed |with |a |deep |vein |thrombosis, |what |procedure |is |performed |if |he |or |
she |could |not |tolerate |anticoagulant |therapy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-insertion |of |a |vena |cava |filter
a |surgical |procedure |that |is |performed |to |correct |stress |incontinence |in |women |as |a |result |of |
childbirth |and/or |menopause |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz |procedure
during |a |septoplasty, |the |surgical |technologist |should |be |prepared |to |pass |which |of |the |following |
instruments |to |assist |with |the |removal |of |the |deviated |septum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4-mm |chisel |
and |a |small |mallet
what |position |is |the |patient |placed |in |for |an |anterior |cervical |discectomy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
supine |with |the |hip |elevated
during |a |laparoscopic |procedure, |CO2 |is |instilled |into |the |abdominal |cavity |to |provide |visualization |of |
the |operative |site |and |to |prevent |injury |of |the |internal |viscera. |the |insufflation |of |the |abdomen |with |
CO2 |is |called |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pneumoperitoneum
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a |patient |has |a |history |of |osteoarthritis |of |the |hip |joint. |the |surgical |procedure |to |treat |this |condition |
is |called |a |total |hip |arthroplasty. |which |of |the |following |statements |correctly |describes |this |procedure
|- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-involves |the |removal |of |the |femoral |head |and |articular |surface |of |the |
acetabulum |and |replacement |with |prosthetic |implants
what |is |the |next |step |after |the |surgeon |has |drilled |that |screw |hole |during |an |ORIF |of |the |radius |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-measure |the |hole |with |a |depth |gauge
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 |midfacial |fracture |that |extends |
transversely |from |the |zygomatic |arches, |through |the |orbits, |and |to |the |ethmoid |bones. |which |of |the |
following |fractures |best |describes |this |patients |injuries |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-LeFort |III
what |instrument |is |used |during |an |endarterectomy |to |separate |the |plaque |from |the |tunica |intima |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Penfield |or |Freer |elevator
what |type |of |self-retaining |retractor |is |used |during |an |open |abdominal |aortic |aneurysm |repair |to |
provide |deep |exposure |as |the |vascular |graft |is |being |sutured |into |place |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Bookwalter |retractor
a |suction |catheter |that |is |used |during |a |cesarean |section |when |meconium-stained |fluid |is |noted |as |
the |uterus |is |opened |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-DeLee
after |the |common, |internal, |and |external |carotid |arteries |have |dissected |free |and |are |isolated |with |
vessel |loops |during |a |carotid |endarterectomy, |the |next |step |would |be |to |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
occlude |the |vessels |with |angled |vascular |clamps, |such |as |a |bulldog |vascular |clamp
which |general |surgery |procedure |is |performed |to |remove |the |distal |portion |of |the |stomach |and |
connect |it |to |the |jejunum |to |treat |stomach |cancer |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Billroth |II
, the |plastic |articular |surface |insert |of |a |total |knee |tibial |implant |is |made |of |what |material |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-polyethylene
a |defect |in |the |pubocervical |fascia |that |is |typically |torn |by |childbirth, |obesity, |or |aging |that |allows |the
|bladder |to |prolapse |or |herniate |into |the |vagina |is |called |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cystocele
during |a |total |thyroidectomy, |which |tissues |can |be |accidentally |removed, |resulting |in |the |patient |
developing |tetany? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-parathyroid |glands
a |21-month-old |patient |is |scheduled |for |a |surgical |procedure |to |treat |chronic |otitis |medis. |this |
procedure |involves |an |incision |into |the |tympanic |membrane |to |remove |accumulated |fluid |from |the |
middle |ear. |the |name |of |this |surgical |procedure |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-myringotomy
what |structure |or |material |is |often |used |as |a |graft |during |a |tymoanoplasty |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
temporalis |fascia
if |a |patient |has |been |diagnosed |with |a |deep |vein |thrombosis, |what |procedure |is |performed |if |he |or |
she |could |not |tolerate |anticoagulant |therapy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-insertion |of |a |vena |cava |filter
a |surgical |procedure |that |is |performed |to |correct |stress |incontinence |in |women |as |a |result |of |
childbirth |and/or |menopause |is |a |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz |procedure
during |a |septoplasty, |the |surgical |technologist |should |be |prepared |to |pass |which |of |the |following |
instruments |to |assist |with |the |removal |of |the |deviated |septum |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-4-mm |chisel |
and |a |small |mallet
what |position |is |the |patient |placed |in |for |an |anterior |cervical |discectomy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
supine |with |the |hip |elevated
during |a |laparoscopic |procedure, |CO2 |is |instilled |into |the |abdominal |cavity |to |provide |visualization |of |
the |operative |site |and |to |prevent |injury |of |the |internal |viscera. |the |insufflation |of |the |abdomen |with |
CO2 |is |called |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pneumoperitoneum
