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Sur 102 Module 1 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Nail polish should be removed due to the use of Answer: Noninvasive pulse
oximeter
Why would the anesthesia provider prefer that the dentures be left in place in
the patient's mouth on arrival to the OR? Answer: The shape of the denture
allows for a better fit for the mask
Pre-Op medications should be given Answer: 1-2 Hours prior to surgery
Intraoperative heat loss occurs through which of the following mechanisms:
1. radiation and convection
2. Conduction and evaporation
3. condensation and conversing
4. Radial and ulnar nerve sensation Answer: radiation, convection, conduction,
and evaporation (1 & 2)
The maintenance of a normal core temperature has what advantages in
surgery?
1. Decreases the incidence of wound infection
2. May reduce blood loss
3. Shortens the hospital stay
4. helps decrease the incidence of fatal cardiac events
5. Has no significance Answer: All but 5
General precautions to be taken when positioning a patient are:
Sur 102 Module 1 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Nail polish should be removed due to the use of Answer: Noninvasive pulse
oximeter
Why would the anesthesia provider prefer that the dentures be left in place in
the patient's mouth on arrival to the OR? Answer: The shape of the denture
allows for a better fit for the mask
Pre-Op medications should be given Answer: 1-2 Hours prior to surgery
Intraoperative heat loss occurs through which of the following mechanisms:
1. radiation and convection
2. Conduction and evaporation
3. condensation and conversing
4. Radial and ulnar nerve sensation Answer: radiation, convection, conduction,
and evaporation (1 & 2)
The maintenance of a normal core temperature has what advantages in
surgery?
1. Decreases the incidence of wound infection
2. May reduce blood loss
3. Shortens the hospital stay
4. helps decrease the incidence of fatal cardiac events
5. Has no significance Answer: All but 5
General precautions to be taken when positioning a patient are:
