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Question 1

What is the technical name for a clamp?

Answer 1

hemostat

Question 2

Normal saline, antibiotic, and Dakin’s solution are used to facilitate mechanical debridement in which type of dressing?

Answer 2

wet-to-dry

Question 3

GI, chest, and airway are types of

Answer 3

tube

Question 4

Which of the following self-retaining retractors does NOT require attachment to the OR table?

Answer 4

balfour

Question 5

Which suction tip is designed with multiple rows of perforations to prevent tissue damage (intestinal) in abdominal surgery laparotomy?

Answer 5

poole

Question 6

Which scalpel handle would accommodate a #20 disposable knife blade?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

What is the term for the tread or tape sewn into a countable sponge that makes it visible on x-rays to prevent a retained item?

Answer 7

radiopaque

Question 8

Which classification of instruments can be of a Forcep (tweezer-like) or ringed and ratcheted configuration?

Answer 8

grasping and holding

Question 9

Bougie, Heaney, Hegar, and Van Buren are types of

Answer 9

dilators

Question 10

Which suction tip is indicated for use in the nasopharynx and often called a “tonsil” or “oral” suction?

Answer 10

yankauer

Question 11

What is the term for the blood products donated by another person?

Answer 11

homologous

Question 12

A patient with a major abdominal wound requiring frequent dressing changes might have which type of binding layer to prevent excoriation (stripping off outer layer) of the skin by constant removal of adhesive tape?

Answer 12

Montgomery straps

Question 13

What is the name of the paired parts of a hemostat that span between the box lock and the finger rings?

Answer 13

shanks

Question 14

What is the name of the paired parts of a hemostat that span between the box lock and the finger rings?

Answer 14

self-retaining retractors

Question 15

What is the term for the cut-in lines in the jaws or hemostatic clamps and tissue forceps?

Answer 15

serrations

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a source of power for surgical powered instruments?

Answer 16

solar

Question 17

Kerlix fluffs, ABD pads, and plain 4 x 4 gauze sponges are examples of which part of a three-layer dressing?

Answer 17

absorbent intermediate layer

Question 18

Metzenbaum, tenotomy, and Potts-Smith are examples of which type of instrument?

Answer 18

scissors

Question 19

What is the minimum number of suction systems or units required in an operating room?

Answer 19

2

Question 20

Which of the following drains works by passive action?

Answer 20

penrose

Question 21

Why must chest tubes be attached to a water-seal drainage system?

Answer 21

to keep air from reentering thoracic space to reestablish negative pressure for respiration

Question 22

Which type of syringe has no calibrations?

Answer 22

ear/bulb syringe

Question 23

What do Broviac and Hickman catheters do?

Answer 23

monitor central venous pressure changes

Question 24

By what action does a “cigarette” drain remove fluid from a wound?

Answer 24

wicking

Question 25

The three lumens of a three-way Foley catheter are used for balloon inflation, urinary drainage, and:

Answer 25

irrigation or instillation

Question 26

In medical terminology, which suffix indicates an instrument as a cutting device?

Answer 26

-tome

Question 27

How are Ray-Tec sponges used during laparotomy procedures when the peritoneum is open?

Answer 27

they should be mounted on a ring forceps as "sponge stick"

Question 28

The thin, compressed sponges used during neurosurgical procedures to protect delicate neural structures are called:

Answer 28

cottonoids

Question 29

Which type of surgical supply does NOT come with an option for being impregnated with iodine or other antimicrobial agent?

Answer 29

radiopaque surgical sponges

Question 30

Into which classification of dressings would body and Minerva jackets and walking and spica casts fall?

Answer 30

rigid

Question 31

During laparoscopic procedures where carbon dioxide gas is used for insufflation, the intra-abdominal pressure in the average healthy adult patient is kept at:

Answer 31

12-15mm Hg

Question 32

All of the following are examples of types of movement of powered surgical instruments EXCEPT:

Answer 32

operating

Question 33

Which device can be used sterilely by an ENT or neurosurgeon or unsterilely by an anesthesia provider to determine location, or conduction of nerves?

Answer 33

nerve stimulator

Question 34

Op-site, collodion, adhesive gels, and Steri-strips are examples of which type of surgical dressing?

Answer 34

one layer

Question 35

Which type of instrument often has a tungsten carbide insert and crosshatch serrations for stabilization?

Answer 35

needle holder

Question 36

Which of the following types of surgical sponges are prepackaged in units of five?

Answer 36

lap

Question 37

What is the term for the opening in a surgical drape that is placed over the operative site?

Answer 37

fenestrations

Question 38

Which of the following catheters is used to drain the kidney and is placed with the aid of a cystoscope?

Answer 38

ureteral

Question 39

Which type of endoscope would be appropriate for examination of the renal pelvis via a natural body orifice?

Answer 39

flexible uteroscope

Question 40

The choice of wound dressing is dependent upon all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 40

economic status of the patient post-op

Question 41

Which type of surgical device provides a bloodless surgical field by way of extremity compression?

Answer 41

pneumatic tourniquet

Question 42

Which type of instrument alloy is lightweight, durable, and nonmagnetizing?

Answer 42

titanuim

Question 43

Which type of surgical drape is designed to expose small anatomical structures such as the eyes and ears

Answer 43

aperture

Question 44

The joint of a hemostat where one half of the instrument passes through the other is called the:

Answer 44

box lock

Question 45

Which type of urinary drainage catheter requires an incision and anchoring to the skin to prevent dislodgement?

Answer 45

suprapubic

Question 46

A drain dressing is cut into which letter shape to accommodate the drain tube exiting the patient’s body?

Answer 46

Y

Question 47

The #12 blade is used almost exclusively for which surgical procedure?

Answer 47

tonsillectomy

Question 48

Which device is used unsterilely in surgery for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis?

Answer 48

sequential compression device

Question 49

What term describes an instrument, such as a retractor or uterine probe, that can be bent or modified to accommodate for variances in anatomy?

Answer 49

malleable

Question 50

Which fine, pointed-tip scalpel blade could be used to incise a blood vessel or create a stab wound for drain placement?

Answer 50

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