Surgical Technologist General Surgery
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A hernia that occurs within Hesselbach's triangle and does not have a sac is called
a/an______hernia.
✓ Direct
The defect in an inguinal hernia occurs in the ___ muscle:
✓ Transversalis
Which of the following is a type of oblique incision?
✓ Kocher
A hemolytic disease of the newborn is known is called:
✓ Erthyroblastosis fetalis
All of the following are intestinal instruments EXCEPT:
✓ Heaney forceps
The instrument used for common duct exploration during an open cholecystectomy is:
✓ Bakes dilator
The incision commonly used for an appendectomy is:
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✓ McBurney
Glisson's capsule is the:
✓ External covering of the liver
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is performed to:
✓ Visualize biliay and pancreatic tracts
What can be accomplished when positioning the patient for a thyroidectomy to
facilitate exposure of the surgical site?
✓ Rolled sheet placed under shoulders
A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating:
✓ Esophageal varices
Omental flaps, falciform ligament, or Gerota's fascial flaps may be used to:
✓ Control liver hemorrhage
If the surgeon's preference card listed a Bookwalter or Omnitract, what type of
instrument would be used?
✓ Self-retaining retractor
The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic obstruction is:
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