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SURGICAL TECH FINAL EXAM CHAPTERS
1 -12 EXAM| ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
Maslow's research produced a hierarchical structure of ___________.
-human progression
-administrative authority
-insurance reimbursement
-pathological diseases - correct-answer -human progression
Which of the following terms describes a set of therapies that preserve a patient's
life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently?
-advance directives
-hierarchy of needs
-therapeutic surgery
-life support - correct-answer -life support
Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving
blood transfusions?
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-Jehovah's Witness
-Protestant
-Mormon
-Roman Catholic - correct-answer -Jehovah's Witness
A person with only basic physiological functions of respiration, blood pressure,
and heartbeat intact is categorized as having suffered which kind of death?
-higher brain
-sudden
-whole-brain
-cardiac - correct-answer -higher brain
Which area of concern or fear would most likely be the main focus for a toddler
scheduled for surgery?
-privacy
-abandonment
-body image
-mortality - correct-answer -abandonment
Which area of concern or fear would MOST likely be the main focus for a teenage
patient having surgery?
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-insurance coverage
-abandonment
-body image
-mortality - correct-answer -body image
*Which of the following conditions was defined by the Harvard School of
Medicine and include the following physical signs: flat EEG, unresponsiveness,
lowered body temperature, and absent pupil reflexes?
-whole-brain death
-acute myocardial infarction
-respiratory arrest
-higher brain death - correct-answer -whole-brain death
A terminally ill patient whose advance directive is to refuse any life-saving efforts
by health care workers is choosing which type of euthanasia?
-passive
-voluntary
-active
-involuntary - correct-answer -passive
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*A patient may be considered a candidate for donation after cardiac death (DCD)
if his or her heart is predicted to cease functioning within what period of time
after removal from mechanical support?
-30 minutes
-3 hours
-immediately
-90 minutes - correct-answer -90 minutes
The death of a patient from complications of asthma or high blood pressure would
be categorized as which general category of cause of death?
-sudden
-prolonged
-terminal
-accidental - correct-answer -prolonged
*Which physiological response to environmental temperature changes is missing
or undeveloped in an infant of less than 6 months of age?
-shivering
-flushing
-fever
-shock - correct-answer -shivering
SURGICAL TECH FINAL EXAM CHAPTERS
1 -12 EXAM| ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS
Maslow's research produced a hierarchical structure of ___________.
-human progression
-administrative authority
-insurance reimbursement
-pathological diseases - correct-answer -human progression
Which of the following terms describes a set of therapies that preserve a patient's
life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently?
-advance directives
-hierarchy of needs
-therapeutic surgery
-life support - correct-answer -life support
Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving
blood transfusions?
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-Jehovah's Witness
-Protestant
-Mormon
-Roman Catholic - correct-answer -Jehovah's Witness
A person with only basic physiological functions of respiration, blood pressure,
and heartbeat intact is categorized as having suffered which kind of death?
-higher brain
-sudden
-whole-brain
-cardiac - correct-answer -higher brain
Which area of concern or fear would most likely be the main focus for a toddler
scheduled for surgery?
-privacy
-abandonment
-body image
-mortality - correct-answer -abandonment
Which area of concern or fear would MOST likely be the main focus for a teenage
patient having surgery?
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-insurance coverage
-abandonment
-body image
-mortality - correct-answer -body image
*Which of the following conditions was defined by the Harvard School of
Medicine and include the following physical signs: flat EEG, unresponsiveness,
lowered body temperature, and absent pupil reflexes?
-whole-brain death
-acute myocardial infarction
-respiratory arrest
-higher brain death - correct-answer -whole-brain death
A terminally ill patient whose advance directive is to refuse any life-saving efforts
by health care workers is choosing which type of euthanasia?
-passive
-voluntary
-active
-involuntary - correct-answer -passive
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*A patient may be considered a candidate for donation after cardiac death (DCD)
if his or her heart is predicted to cease functioning within what period of time
after removal from mechanical support?
-30 minutes
-3 hours
-immediately
-90 minutes - correct-answer -90 minutes
The death of a patient from complications of asthma or high blood pressure would
be categorized as which general category of cause of death?
-sudden
-prolonged
-terminal
-accidental - correct-answer -prolonged
*Which physiological response to environmental temperature changes is missing
or undeveloped in an infant of less than 6 months of age?
-shivering
-flushing
-fever
-shock - correct-answer -shivering
