Northstar Surgical Specialties Questions
with Verified Solutions
What is the name of the technique used to treat a recurrent glenohumeral dislocation of the
shoulder? ✔️✔️Bankart procedure
What is the next step after the surgeon has drilled the screw hole during an ORIF of the radius?
✔️✔️Measure the hole with a depth gauge.
What layer of the intestines is closed first when performing an end-to-end anastomosis during a
small bowel resection? ✔️✔️seromuscular layer
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical procedure to prevent spasm of the
vessel? ✔️✔️papaverine hydrochloride
What position is the patient placed in for an anterior cervical discectomy? ✔️✔️supine with
the hip elevated
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a tympanoplasty? ✔️✔️temporalis
fascia
What surgery is performed to correct a hallux valgus deformity? ✔️✔️bunionectomy
, What surgical procedure is performed for a curative treatment of cancerous tumors of the head of
the pancreas? ✔️✔️Whipple
What surgical procedure might be performed on a 40-year-old obese man to treat sleep apnea?
✔️✔️uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
What tendon is used to reconstruct a torn anterior cruciate ligament of the knee? ✔️✔️patellar
tendon
What tissue is removed during a circumcision? ✔️✔️prepuce
What type of electrosurgical mode is most commonly used during neurosurgical procedures?
✔️✔️bipolar
What type of fracture involves the distal radius and occurs when the patient extends the hand to
prevent a fall? ✔️✔️Colles' fracture
What type of hernia involves the protrusion of the peritoneal sac through a defect in the internal
inguinal ring and follows the spermatic cord? ✔️✔️indirect inguinal hernia
with Verified Solutions
What is the name of the technique used to treat a recurrent glenohumeral dislocation of the
shoulder? ✔️✔️Bankart procedure
What is the next step after the surgeon has drilled the screw hole during an ORIF of the radius?
✔️✔️Measure the hole with a depth gauge.
What layer of the intestines is closed first when performing an end-to-end anastomosis during a
small bowel resection? ✔️✔️seromuscular layer
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical procedure to prevent spasm of the
vessel? ✔️✔️papaverine hydrochloride
What position is the patient placed in for an anterior cervical discectomy? ✔️✔️supine with
the hip elevated
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a tympanoplasty? ✔️✔️temporalis
fascia
What surgery is performed to correct a hallux valgus deformity? ✔️✔️bunionectomy
, What surgical procedure is performed for a curative treatment of cancerous tumors of the head of
the pancreas? ✔️✔️Whipple
What surgical procedure might be performed on a 40-year-old obese man to treat sleep apnea?
✔️✔️uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
What tendon is used to reconstruct a torn anterior cruciate ligament of the knee? ✔️✔️patellar
tendon
What tissue is removed during a circumcision? ✔️✔️prepuce
What type of electrosurgical mode is most commonly used during neurosurgical procedures?
✔️✔️bipolar
What type of fracture involves the distal radius and occurs when the patient extends the hand to
prevent a fall? ✔️✔️Colles' fracture
What type of hernia involves the protrusion of the peritoneal sac through a defect in the internal
inguinal ring and follows the spermatic cord? ✔️✔️indirect inguinal hernia
