The primary purpose of a robotic device designed to hold and maneuver a laparoscope is to
- ANSWER eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
Which of the following are the MOST important considerations when preventing wound in-
fection in the surgical patient?
1. pathogen transmittal
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host - ANSWER B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically utilized when performing ACL re-
construction? - ANSWER patellar
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete blood count for an adult male? -
ANSWER 4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
Which of the following organisms normally found on the skin can cause wound infections? -
ANSWER Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following is the desired effect when applying a partially threaded cancellous
screw to a bone fragment
A. distraction
B. rotation
C. compression
D. subluxation - ANSWER compression
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, When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be -
ANSWER maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum
3. sacrum
4. os coxae - ANSWER coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped before arteri-
otomy closure is performed to - ANSWER flush free debris from the carotid
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen in the temporal lobes, where the
skull is the thinnest and meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is the usual cause of
epidural hematomas? - ANSWER middle meningeal
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what artery? - ANSWER middle me-
ningeal
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the cannula tip must be di-
rected into which of the following arteries? - ANSWER aorta
Which of the following is an example of a high level disinfection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. quaternary ammonium
D. iodophor solution - ANSWER glutaraldehyde
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- ANSWER eliminate tremor associated with operating an endoscope.
Which of the following are the MOST important considerations when preventing wound in-
fection in the surgical patient?
1. pathogen transmittal
2. portal of entry into the susceptible host
3. anesthetic options for the patient's operative process
4. invasion of the susceptible host - ANSWER B. 1, 2, and 4 only
Which of the following tendon autografts is MOST typically utilized when performing ACL re-
construction? - ANSWER patellar
What is the normal range of red blood cells in a complete blood count for an adult male? -
ANSWER 4.6 - 6.2 million/nl
Which of the following organisms normally found on the skin can cause wound infections? -
ANSWER Staphylococcus aureus
Which of the following is the desired effect when applying a partially threaded cancellous
screw to a bone fragment
A. distraction
B. rotation
C. compression
D. subluxation - ANSWER compression
1
, When transferring a thoracotomy patient to recovery, the chest drainage system should be -
ANSWER maintained below the patient's chest level
Which of the following bones make up the pelvic girdle?
1. coccyx
2. acetabulum
3. sacrum
4. os coxae - ANSWER coccyx, sacrum, os coxae
During a carotic endarterectomy, the arteries are unclamped and reclamped before arteri-
otomy closure is performed to - ANSWER flush free debris from the carotid
Injury to which of the following arteries is commonly seen in the temporal lobes, where the
skull is the thinnest and meningeal blood vessels are numerous, and is the usual cause of
epidural hematomas? - ANSWER middle meningeal
Epidural hematoma is typically caused by trauma to what artery? - ANSWER middle me-
ningeal
During arterial cannulation in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), the cannula tip must be di-
rected into which of the following arteries? - ANSWER aorta
Which of the following is an example of a high level disinfection agent?
A. glutaraldehyde
B. isopropyl alcohol
C. quaternary ammonium
D. iodophor solution - ANSWER glutaraldehyde
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