SUR 102 FINAL (EDITED) QUESTION & ANSWERS
Maximum time for inflation of tourniquet - Answer -2 hours
Release tourniquet for - Answer -10 minutes
Proper arm setting for an adult - Answer -250 to 300 mmhg
Proper leg setting for an adult - Answer -400 to 500 mmhg
Non-adhering layer applied underneath the tourniquet for padding purposes - Answer -
webril
-accomplished using an esmarch
-wrap beginning from the distal end
-tourniquet is inflated after - Answer -exsanguination
Pneumatic tourniquet sources - Answer -air, nitrogen, oxygen, freon
Anesthesia most often utilized with tourniquets on the upper extremity - Answer -bier
block
Two types of electrosurgical units - Answer -monopolar, bipolar
What are the three parts of a monopolar electrosurgical unit? - Answer -1. Grounding
pad (dispersive electrode)
2. Electrosurgical pencil (active electrode)
3. Generator (dispersive electrode)
Where should the grounding pad be placed? - Answer -fleshy area, large amounts of
hair should be avoided
Baby = buttocks
Does not require a grounding pad - Answer -bipolar
What does LASER stand for? - Answer -light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
The type of laser is determined by the - Answer -medium
A laser's wavelength ranges from - Answer -infrared to deep ultraviolet
Laser light travels in a _______ line and is _______. - Answer -straight, monochromatic
Equipped with a HENE beam - Answer -CO2 (gas)
, Used for surgeries such as cervical ablations, vascular, and stapedectomy - Answer -
CO2 (gas)
Emits a blue green light beam - Answer -argon (gas)
Used on the cornea, vitreous, and lens; also used to coagulate small bleeders and port
wine stains - Answer -argon (gas)
Carcinogenic and consists of vaporized substances from the laser exhaust - Answer -
plume
Effects the epidermis, redness to the skin causing inflammation and pain - Answer -
first-degree burn
Example of a first-degree burn - Answer -sunburn
Effects the epidermis and part of the dermis, blisters with slight thickening of the skin -
Answer -second-degree burn
Effects the epidermis and dermis, white pearly appearance - Answer -third-degree burn
(full thickness burn)
Effects the epidermis, dermis, down to the bone - Answer -fourth-degree burn
Method used to calculate the body surface area involved in burns using the value of "9"
- Answer -rule of nines
Method used for estimating the extent of the burns to the body surface relating to
different ages (commonly used for children) - Answer -lund and browder
How many people are needed to move a patient from the stretcher to the OR table? -
Answer -2
Precautions for supine position - Answer --protect the heels from pressure on the OR
table
-make sure the feet and legs are not crossed
Effective for removal of tattoos - Answer -YAG (solid)
Most powerful coagulation of all lasers - Answer -YAG (solid)
Used on retinal surgeries - Answer -krypton (gas)
Maximum time for inflation of tourniquet - Answer -2 hours
Release tourniquet for - Answer -10 minutes
Proper arm setting for an adult - Answer -250 to 300 mmhg
Proper leg setting for an adult - Answer -400 to 500 mmhg
Non-adhering layer applied underneath the tourniquet for padding purposes - Answer -
webril
-accomplished using an esmarch
-wrap beginning from the distal end
-tourniquet is inflated after - Answer -exsanguination
Pneumatic tourniquet sources - Answer -air, nitrogen, oxygen, freon
Anesthesia most often utilized with tourniquets on the upper extremity - Answer -bier
block
Two types of electrosurgical units - Answer -monopolar, bipolar
What are the three parts of a monopolar electrosurgical unit? - Answer -1. Grounding
pad (dispersive electrode)
2. Electrosurgical pencil (active electrode)
3. Generator (dispersive electrode)
Where should the grounding pad be placed? - Answer -fleshy area, large amounts of
hair should be avoided
Baby = buttocks
Does not require a grounding pad - Answer -bipolar
What does LASER stand for? - Answer -light amplification by stimulated emission of
radiation
The type of laser is determined by the - Answer -medium
A laser's wavelength ranges from - Answer -infrared to deep ultraviolet
Laser light travels in a _______ line and is _______. - Answer -straight, monochromatic
Equipped with a HENE beam - Answer -CO2 (gas)
, Used for surgeries such as cervical ablations, vascular, and stapedectomy - Answer -
CO2 (gas)
Emits a blue green light beam - Answer -argon (gas)
Used on the cornea, vitreous, and lens; also used to coagulate small bleeders and port
wine stains - Answer -argon (gas)
Carcinogenic and consists of vaporized substances from the laser exhaust - Answer -
plume
Effects the epidermis, redness to the skin causing inflammation and pain - Answer -
first-degree burn
Example of a first-degree burn - Answer -sunburn
Effects the epidermis and part of the dermis, blisters with slight thickening of the skin -
Answer -second-degree burn
Effects the epidermis and dermis, white pearly appearance - Answer -third-degree burn
(full thickness burn)
Effects the epidermis, dermis, down to the bone - Answer -fourth-degree burn
Method used to calculate the body surface area involved in burns using the value of "9"
- Answer -rule of nines
Method used for estimating the extent of the burns to the body surface relating to
different ages (commonly used for children) - Answer -lund and browder
How many people are needed to move a patient from the stretcher to the OR table? -
Answer -2
Precautions for supine position - Answer --protect the heels from pressure on the OR
table
-make sure the feet and legs are not crossed
Effective for removal of tattoos - Answer -YAG (solid)
Most powerful coagulation of all lasers - Answer -YAG (solid)
Used on retinal surgeries - Answer -krypton (gas)
