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What clips are used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures? Answer: Raney
The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is? Answer:
Cryosurgery
In severe aortic stenosis, all are indications of valve replacement except? Answer:
Palpitations
In the event a child requires emergency surgery, but the parents cannot be located to sign
the surgical consent? Answer: Consent is signed by two cosulting physicians
Ethylene oxide sterilization destroys microbes by the process of? Answer: Alkylation
What is the most common cause of aortic aneurysm? Answer: Atherosclerosis
What is used to determine the position of cannulated screws during repair of a femoral
neck fracture? Answer: Guide pins
The instruments shown below are used to dilate the? Answer: Cervix
Prior to being placed in the EtO sterilizer, items must? Answer: Be completely dry
During general anesthesia induction, what sense is the last to be experienced by the
patient? Answer: Hearing
The purpose of creating an arteriovenous fistula is for? Answer: Hemodialysis
What nerve is at greatest risk during a thyroidectomy? Answer: Recurrent laryngeal
What nerve could be compressed against the humerus in the prone position? Answer:
Radial
What is the surgical procedure for reducing testosterone in prostate cancer? Answer:
Orchiectomy
What is the name of the retractor shown below? Answer: Harrington
If the broth in the steam sterilization biological indicator is yellow after incubation, what
action should be taken? Answer: Items must be immediately recalled
A specimen that is 5 centimeters is equal to? Answer: 2 inches
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, What vessel arises from the right ventricle of the heart? Answer: Pulmonary artery
The instrument below is used to? Answer: Cut bone
What area is prepped first when performing the skin prep for a skin grafting procedure?
Answer: Donor site
What has legal significance in the mishandling of a bullet? Answer: Damaging ballistic
markings
What procedure requires preoperative high-level disinfection of the endoscope? Answer:
Bronchoscopy
What maintains the position of the uterus? Answer: Broad ligament
What device would the surgeon use to preserve facial motor and sensory functions during a
parotidectomy? Answer: Nerve stimulator
If the surgeon uses a knife blade to incise the oral mucosa, the preferred blade is? Answer:
12
The gravity steam sterilization process can be rendered ineffective if the? Answer:
Temperature is below 250 degrees F.
A suture used to retract a structure to the side of the operative field is an? Answer: Traction
suture
What must the circulating surgical technologist do when placing the patient in the supine
position? Answer: Confirm ankles are not crossed
What body system aids in the metastatic spread of cancer cells? Answer: Lymphatic
What is inserted into the tympanic membrane incision during a myringotomy? Answer: PE
tube
What organelle contains digestive juices? Answer: Lysosome
During a thyroidectomy, if all parathyroid glands are accidentally removed, what
complication will occur? Answer: Tetany
What surgical instrument is used to retract the lung? Answer: Allison
What instrument would be used to remove nasal polyps? Answer: Krause nasal snare
What anatomical structure is Mersilene tape sutured around during a cerclage? Answer:
Cervix
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What clips are used for scalp hemostasis in cranial procedures? Answer: Raney
The local freezing of diseased tissue to facilitate removal without bleeding is? Answer:
Cryosurgery
In severe aortic stenosis, all are indications of valve replacement except? Answer:
Palpitations
In the event a child requires emergency surgery, but the parents cannot be located to sign
the surgical consent? Answer: Consent is signed by two cosulting physicians
Ethylene oxide sterilization destroys microbes by the process of? Answer: Alkylation
What is the most common cause of aortic aneurysm? Answer: Atherosclerosis
What is used to determine the position of cannulated screws during repair of a femoral
neck fracture? Answer: Guide pins
The instruments shown below are used to dilate the? Answer: Cervix
Prior to being placed in the EtO sterilizer, items must? Answer: Be completely dry
During general anesthesia induction, what sense is the last to be experienced by the
patient? Answer: Hearing
The purpose of creating an arteriovenous fistula is for? Answer: Hemodialysis
What nerve is at greatest risk during a thyroidectomy? Answer: Recurrent laryngeal
What nerve could be compressed against the humerus in the prone position? Answer:
Radial
What is the surgical procedure for reducing testosterone in prostate cancer? Answer:
Orchiectomy
What is the name of the retractor shown below? Answer: Harrington
If the broth in the steam sterilization biological indicator is yellow after incubation, what
action should be taken? Answer: Items must be immediately recalled
A specimen that is 5 centimeters is equal to? Answer: 2 inches
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, What vessel arises from the right ventricle of the heart? Answer: Pulmonary artery
The instrument below is used to? Answer: Cut bone
What area is prepped first when performing the skin prep for a skin grafting procedure?
Answer: Donor site
What has legal significance in the mishandling of a bullet? Answer: Damaging ballistic
markings
What procedure requires preoperative high-level disinfection of the endoscope? Answer:
Bronchoscopy
What maintains the position of the uterus? Answer: Broad ligament
What device would the surgeon use to preserve facial motor and sensory functions during a
parotidectomy? Answer: Nerve stimulator
If the surgeon uses a knife blade to incise the oral mucosa, the preferred blade is? Answer:
12
The gravity steam sterilization process can be rendered ineffective if the? Answer:
Temperature is below 250 degrees F.
A suture used to retract a structure to the side of the operative field is an? Answer: Traction
suture
What must the circulating surgical technologist do when placing the patient in the supine
position? Answer: Confirm ankles are not crossed
What body system aids in the metastatic spread of cancer cells? Answer: Lymphatic
What is inserted into the tympanic membrane incision during a myringotomy? Answer: PE
tube
What organelle contains digestive juices? Answer: Lysosome
During a thyroidectomy, if all parathyroid glands are accidentally removed, what
complication will occur? Answer: Tetany
What surgical instrument is used to retract the lung? Answer: Allison
What instrument would be used to remove nasal polyps? Answer: Krause nasal snare
What anatomical structure is Mersilene tape sutured around during a cerclage? Answer:
Cervix
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