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"triangle" anotomic landmark that is knowns by the 3 C's -
ANSWER-Calot's
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.191.18 kg patient scheduled for surgery; interventions to enhance
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patient safety - ANSWER-use of an OR bed to accommodate patient
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weight and size
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.35% of the refractive power of the eye is credited to which part of the
eye - ANSWER-lens
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.51 y/o male with hepatobiliary disease; pre op assessment includes -
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ANSWER-review his chart for bleeding and coagulation times and platelet
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count
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.9 y/o diabetic patient with insulin pump comes for surgery; what should
be considered - ANSWER-bipolar
.a () should be placed between neural tissue and the suction tip -
ANSWER-cottonoid
,.a long bone fracture in a child can have devastating consequences... -
ANSWER-epiphyseal plate
.a patient having a major vascular procedure will require which of the
following interventions that are not required of a major gastrointestinal
case - ANSWER-rapid infusion pumps and blood products present in the
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OR
.a positive Kehr's sign is - ANSWER-left shoulder pain
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.a rapid rise in thyroid hormone levels is caused by - ANSWER-thyroid and
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parathyroid surgery
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radioiodine therapy / contrast dye
withdrawal of antithyroid drug therapy
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vigorous thyroid palpitation
thyroid hormone medication
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.a reason for conversion of lap cholecystectomy to open -
ANSWER-inability to remove a stone from the CBD via ERCP
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.a tear in the meningeal artery results in the formation of () hematoma -
ANSWER-epidural
.AAAs commonly occur - ANSWER-below the renal arteries and the aortic
bifurcation
,.AAAs occur primarily in what area - ANSWER-between renal arteries and
the aortic bifurcation
.ABCDE - ANSWER-D = a brief neurologic exam; E = exposure to reveal all
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life-threatening injuries
.abdominal trauma case; instrument set needed besides a vascular set -
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ANSWER-laparotomy set
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.abnormal pupillary reflex in the patient's right eye -
ANSWER-compression of the oculomotor nerve
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.absences of distinct teniae serves as visual landmark for - ANSWER-upper
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margin of rectum
.absolute contraindication for a cholecystectomy is -
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ANSWER-uncontrolled coagulopathy
.absolute contraindication for cholecystectomy - ANSWER-uncontrolled
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coagulopathies
.Access to the substernal compartment is typically facilitated by: -
ANSWER-using long instruments through a regular thyroid incision
, .administration of cyclogyl should be used in caution in which patient
group - ANSWER-down's syndrome
.advantage of an open rather than closed reduction technique -
ANSWER-direct observation and verification of fracture alignment
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.after closure of the arteriotomy during carotid endarterectomy is
complete, which clamp is removed last - ANSWER-the internal carotid
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.After retracting the nerve roots, this structure is incised before getting to
the disc. - ANSWER-posterior longitudinal ligament
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.age related skin changes - ANSWER-gently lift, not slide, the patient to
and from the OR bed
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.allergic contact dermatitis with natural rubber latex - ANSWER-puritis,
edema, erythema and visicles 6-48 hours after exposure
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Cr
.alternative treatment for patients with chronic pulmonary emphysema -
ANSWER-lung volume reduction surgery
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.among the treatment options for tricuspid valve disease ; what type of
prosthetic graft would be created or implanted - ANSWER-a mitral
prosthesis