SX Nursing Exam Study Set With Complete
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b. Senn Rake retractor - ANSWER Of the following list of retractors which one is not
self-retaining?
a. Gelpis retractor
b. Senn Rake retractor
c. Weitlaner retractor
d. Balfour retractor
a. Antibiotics - ANSWER One of the most common incisional complications encountered
in veterinary surgery is the formation of a seroma. Which of the following is a poor
treatment choice for an incision diagnosed with a seroma?
a. Antibiotics
b. Exercise restriction
c. Warm compress
d. Placement of a drain
f. Excisional biopsy of a 2cm mass - ANSWER In which situation would perioperative
antibiotics NOT be indicated?
a. In which situation would perioperative antibiotics NOT be indicated?
b. An orthopedic procedure lasting 1 hour
c. Surgery on a patient with diabetes mellitus
d. Surgery on a patient with hyperadrenocorticism
e. Surgery on a patient treated with glucocorticoids
f. Excisional biopsy of a 2cm mass
d. Bone marrow core biopsy - ANSWER A Jamshidi needle is used for which of the
following procedures?
a. Cerebrospinal fluid tap
b. Liver core biopsy
,c. Joint tap
d. Bone marrow core biopsy
e. Bone marrow aspirate
b. Portal vein - ANSWER Which vessel transports blood from the intestines to the liver?
a. Vena cava
b. Portal vein
c. Renal artery
d. Hepatic duct
b. Special safety glasses must be worn - ANSWER Which of the following is an important
safety feature that one must follow when using biomedical lasers for surgery?
a. The patient must be maintained on Ó only
b. Special safety glasses must be worn
c. The patient's incision site may only be scrubbed with 0.05% dilute chlorhexadine
solution
d. The operator must hold his breath while the laser is being activated
b. Chlorhexidine - ANSWER Novalsan is also known as which of the following?
a. Phenol
b. Chlorhexidine
c. Betadine
d. Isopropyl alcohol
c. Dorsal recumbency - ANSWER In what position is colic surgery most commonly
performed?
a. Lateral recumbency
b. Ventral recumbency
c. Dorsal recumbency
d. Standing
a. Rabbit - ANSWER The sacculus rotundus is part of the intestinal anatomy of which
species?
a. Rabbit
, b. Camel
c. Horse
d. Psittacine bird
b. Cranial Nerve II - ANSWER The retina is innervated by which cranial nerve?
a. Cranial Nerve IV
b. Cranial Nerve II
c. Cranial Nerve III
d. Cranial Nerve VI
e. Cranial Nerve I
d. 2 hours - ANSWER Esmarch bandages and tourniquets are occasionally used in
equine surgery. What is the maximum time that a tourniquet may be left in place?
a. 30 minutes
b. 4 hours
c. 1 hour
d. 2 hours
d. Fingertips, hands, wrists, forearms - ANSWER You are scrubbing in to assist in a
surgery. The scrub should occur in which order?
a. Forearms, wrists, hands, fingers
b. Elbows, forearms, hands, fingers
c. Between fingers, wrists, forearms, fingertips
d. Fingertips, hands, wrists, forearms
c. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon - ANSWER Which describes the proper order of
intestinal segments?
a. Jejunum, duodenum, ileum, colon
b. Jejunum, ileum, duodenum, colon
c. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon
d. Ileum, duodenum, jejunum, colon
b. Dorsal recumbency with affected leg temporarily hung until the patient is draped -
ANSWER A tibial fracture needs to be repaired. The surgeon is intending to place a
Solutions
b. Senn Rake retractor - ANSWER Of the following list of retractors which one is not
self-retaining?
a. Gelpis retractor
b. Senn Rake retractor
c. Weitlaner retractor
d. Balfour retractor
a. Antibiotics - ANSWER One of the most common incisional complications encountered
in veterinary surgery is the formation of a seroma. Which of the following is a poor
treatment choice for an incision diagnosed with a seroma?
a. Antibiotics
b. Exercise restriction
c. Warm compress
d. Placement of a drain
f. Excisional biopsy of a 2cm mass - ANSWER In which situation would perioperative
antibiotics NOT be indicated?
a. In which situation would perioperative antibiotics NOT be indicated?
b. An orthopedic procedure lasting 1 hour
c. Surgery on a patient with diabetes mellitus
d. Surgery on a patient with hyperadrenocorticism
e. Surgery on a patient treated with glucocorticoids
f. Excisional biopsy of a 2cm mass
d. Bone marrow core biopsy - ANSWER A Jamshidi needle is used for which of the
following procedures?
a. Cerebrospinal fluid tap
b. Liver core biopsy
,c. Joint tap
d. Bone marrow core biopsy
e. Bone marrow aspirate
b. Portal vein - ANSWER Which vessel transports blood from the intestines to the liver?
a. Vena cava
b. Portal vein
c. Renal artery
d. Hepatic duct
b. Special safety glasses must be worn - ANSWER Which of the following is an important
safety feature that one must follow when using biomedical lasers for surgery?
a. The patient must be maintained on Ó only
b. Special safety glasses must be worn
c. The patient's incision site may only be scrubbed with 0.05% dilute chlorhexadine
solution
d. The operator must hold his breath while the laser is being activated
b. Chlorhexidine - ANSWER Novalsan is also known as which of the following?
a. Phenol
b. Chlorhexidine
c. Betadine
d. Isopropyl alcohol
c. Dorsal recumbency - ANSWER In what position is colic surgery most commonly
performed?
a. Lateral recumbency
b. Ventral recumbency
c. Dorsal recumbency
d. Standing
a. Rabbit - ANSWER The sacculus rotundus is part of the intestinal anatomy of which
species?
a. Rabbit
, b. Camel
c. Horse
d. Psittacine bird
b. Cranial Nerve II - ANSWER The retina is innervated by which cranial nerve?
a. Cranial Nerve IV
b. Cranial Nerve II
c. Cranial Nerve III
d. Cranial Nerve VI
e. Cranial Nerve I
d. 2 hours - ANSWER Esmarch bandages and tourniquets are occasionally used in
equine surgery. What is the maximum time that a tourniquet may be left in place?
a. 30 minutes
b. 4 hours
c. 1 hour
d. 2 hours
d. Fingertips, hands, wrists, forearms - ANSWER You are scrubbing in to assist in a
surgery. The scrub should occur in which order?
a. Forearms, wrists, hands, fingers
b. Elbows, forearms, hands, fingers
c. Between fingers, wrists, forearms, fingertips
d. Fingertips, hands, wrists, forearms
c. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon - ANSWER Which describes the proper order of
intestinal segments?
a. Jejunum, duodenum, ileum, colon
b. Jejunum, ileum, duodenum, colon
c. Duodenum, jejunum, ileum, colon
d. Ileum, duodenum, jejunum, colon
b. Dorsal recumbency with affected leg temporarily hung until the patient is draped -
ANSWER A tibial fracture needs to be repaired. The surgeon is intending to place a
