RNFA FINAL EXAM 2

A 26 year old female is rushed to the OR after being hit by a truck as she was riding her bike. She has rib fractures and several fractures transverse verbal processes. Recall injury is suspected. As the OR nurse prepares to insert a urinary catheter she notices blood at the urinary meatus. What should her next action be - Discontinue the catheter insertion A benefit to the patient undergoing SILS procedure is which of the following - Less postoperative pain A medication often used in cardiac surgery to prevent spasms of vessels is: - Papaverine A minimally invasive technique that may be used to remove parathyroid tumors deep in the mediastinum is known as - Thoracoscopy A patient had the following lab values noted intraoperatively: pH 7.35, PCO2 35 mmHg, HCO322mEq/L. This patient is in: - Metabolic acidosis A portion of a parathyroid glands must remain for which of the following reasons? - Prevent hypocalcemia and it's complications A power drill and assorted roasting burrs are essential for middle ear surgery and some sinus procedures. During drill and power saw use, the scrub person keeps irrigation solution on the sterile field to - Prevent clogging of the burr and contamination of the area with bone dust After retracting the nerve roots during a laminectomy, this structure is invited before getting to the disc - Posterior longitudinal ligament An example of a potential risk associated with pneumoperitoneum would be - gas embolus into an exposed blood vessel during the procedure. An important anatomical landmark in thyroid surgery is known as - Poles An important aspect to bone healing that is preserved through intermedullary reaming is - Maintenance of fracture hematoma An orchiopexy is the surgical placement and fixation of the testicles in a normal anatomic position in the scrotal sac. If the testis fails to descend into the scrotum during gestation, it is considered undescended. Which statement regarding indications for orchiopexy is true - All testes that are undescended after 1 year require surgical placement in the scrotum