ABSA Study guide questions with verified
answers
___ is/are life-threatening obstruction in which the intestinal lumen is
obstructed both proximally and distally, leading to bowel necrosis,
perforation and peritonitis Ans✓✓✓ Volvulus
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? Ans✓✓✓ Gloves of
sterile person who has folded his arms
10. If the prep site contains a colostomy or draining sinus which cannot
be sealed off, it should be scrubbed: Ans✓✓✓ Last with sponges used
once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at
the end of each ____. Ans✓✓✓ Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed,
case
11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative
and gram-positive microorganisms Ans✓✓✓ Iodophors, Chlorhexidine
gluconate
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Ans✓✓✓ Biological spore strip
,2. Select the procedure(s) that require(s) isolation of instruments from
operative field Ans✓✓✓ Open intestinal anastomosis, common duct
exploration, exteriorization of colostomy
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Ans✓✓✓ Contaminated
21. Edema can result from: Ans✓✓✓ Kidney disease and severe burns,
lymphatic and venous blockage and overdilation of arterioles
23. The main indication for dialysis in renal failure is a high ___.The
methods of dialysis are___ and ___. Ans✓✓✓ Serum Potassium,
hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
23. Which of the following would have a weakening effect on suture?
Ans✓✓✓ Soaking it in saline, testing its tensile strength, straightening
it
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? Ans✓✓✓ Ties may
be tied crisscross on top of head
7. Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of
gloving is _____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method
_______ be used. Ans✓✓✓ Closed, cannot
,7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium? Ans✓✓✓
Impulses pass from it to the bundle of His
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
Ans✓✓✓ Loading liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? Ans✓✓✓ Covered
sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove
technique? Ans✓✓✓ To change a glove during a procedure
A 38-year-old mother of four is admitted for stress incontinence. She is
scheduled for a: Ans✓✓✓ Marshall-Marchetti procedures
A benign hernia of the synovium from an intercarpal join is known as
___ while an inflammation of the synovium surrounding a tendon is
known as ___. Ans✓✓✓ A ganglion, tenosynovitis
A benign intestinal tumor is ___ while ___ is malignant Ans✓✓✓
Fibromata, lymphosarcoma
A bone disorder in which there in an imbalance between bone formation
and bone reabsorption (decreased density of bone) is: Ans✓✓✓
Osteoporosis
, A bone graft usually taken from the patient's tibia and used as an onlay
graft across arn ununited fracture site by means of screws is: Ans✓✓✓
An autogenous corticol graft
A child with a supracondylar fracture of the humerus complains of
constant pain, and pallor, absence of pulse and paralysis are noted in the
arm. The diagnosis is ___. a mechanical blockage of the ___ at the
fracture site. Ans✓✓✓ Volkmans ischemia, brachial artery
A choledochotomy is an: Ans✓✓✓ Incision into the commin bile duct
A chronic systemic disease if unknown causes, characterized by
recurrent inflammation involving the synovium of joints is: Ans✓✓✓
Rheumitoid arthritis
A closed cavity between muscles, tendons, and bones that is lined with
synovium, contains a small amount of synovial uid and acts a gliding,
mechanism is: Ans✓✓✓ A bursa
A congenital anomaly in which the urethra opens on the under side of
the penis or on the perineum is: Ans✓✓✓ Hypospadias
A congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the ventral
surface of the penis is ___ ; a dorsal urinary meatus is ___. Ans✓✓✓
Hypospadius, epispadius
answers
___ is/are life-threatening obstruction in which the intestinal lumen is
obstructed both proximally and distally, leading to bowel necrosis,
perforation and peritonitis Ans✓✓✓ Volvulus
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? Ans✓✓✓ Gloves of
sterile person who has folded his arms
10. If the prep site contains a colostomy or draining sinus which cannot
be sealed off, it should be scrubbed: Ans✓✓✓ Last with sponges used
once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at
the end of each ____. Ans✓✓✓ Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed,
case
11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative
and gram-positive microorganisms Ans✓✓✓ Iodophors, Chlorhexidine
gluconate
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Ans✓✓✓ Biological spore strip
,2. Select the procedure(s) that require(s) isolation of instruments from
operative field Ans✓✓✓ Open intestinal anastomosis, common duct
exploration, exteriorization of colostomy
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Ans✓✓✓ Contaminated
21. Edema can result from: Ans✓✓✓ Kidney disease and severe burns,
lymphatic and venous blockage and overdilation of arterioles
23. The main indication for dialysis in renal failure is a high ___.The
methods of dialysis are___ and ___. Ans✓✓✓ Serum Potassium,
hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis
23. Which of the following would have a weakening effect on suture?
Ans✓✓✓ Soaking it in saline, testing its tensile strength, straightening
it
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? Ans✓✓✓ Ties may
be tied crisscross on top of head
7. Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of
gloving is _____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method
_______ be used. Ans✓✓✓ Closed, cannot
,7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium? Ans✓✓✓
Impulses pass from it to the bundle of His
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
Ans✓✓✓ Loading liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? Ans✓✓✓ Covered
sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove
technique? Ans✓✓✓ To change a glove during a procedure
A 38-year-old mother of four is admitted for stress incontinence. She is
scheduled for a: Ans✓✓✓ Marshall-Marchetti procedures
A benign hernia of the synovium from an intercarpal join is known as
___ while an inflammation of the synovium surrounding a tendon is
known as ___. Ans✓✓✓ A ganglion, tenosynovitis
A benign intestinal tumor is ___ while ___ is malignant Ans✓✓✓
Fibromata, lymphosarcoma
A bone disorder in which there in an imbalance between bone formation
and bone reabsorption (decreased density of bone) is: Ans✓✓✓
Osteoporosis
, A bone graft usually taken from the patient's tibia and used as an onlay
graft across arn ununited fracture site by means of screws is: Ans✓✓✓
An autogenous corticol graft
A child with a supracondylar fracture of the humerus complains of
constant pain, and pallor, absence of pulse and paralysis are noted in the
arm. The diagnosis is ___. a mechanical blockage of the ___ at the
fracture site. Ans✓✓✓ Volkmans ischemia, brachial artery
A choledochotomy is an: Ans✓✓✓ Incision into the commin bile duct
A chronic systemic disease if unknown causes, characterized by
recurrent inflammation involving the synovium of joints is: Ans✓✓✓
Rheumitoid arthritis
A closed cavity between muscles, tendons, and bones that is lined with
synovium, contains a small amount of synovial uid and acts a gliding,
mechanism is: Ans✓✓✓ A bursa
A congenital anomaly in which the urethra opens on the under side of
the penis or on the perineum is: Ans✓✓✓ Hypospadias
A congenital defect in which the urinary meatus is located on the ventral
surface of the penis is ___ ; a dorsal urinary meatus is ___. Ans✓✓✓
Hypospadius, epispadius
