Chapter 11- Assisting In Surgical Procedures Flashcards
The procedure that corrects the inversion of the lower eyelid is:
a) chalazion removal
b) ptosis correction
c) entropion repair
d) ectropion repair
D- ectropion repair
A sterile tray for a lacrimal evaluation might include:
a) lid speculum, punctal dilator, and lacrimal stint
b) clamp, needle holder, and curette
c) forceps, punctal dilator, curette, and lacrimal cannula
d) medicine glass, punctal dilator, syringe, and lacrimal cannula
D- medicine glass, punctual dilator, syringe and lacrimal cannula
A sterile tray for any growth removal will probably include:
a) lid speculum, forceps, curette, and suture material
b) scalpel, scissors, forceps, needle holder, and sutures
c) curette, chalazion clamp, forceps, and scalpel
d) probe, forceps, scissors, and needle holder
b) scalpel, scissors, forceps, needle holder, and sutures
All of the following can cause stains on surgical instruments except:
a) failure to rinse off detergents
b) residue from sutures
c) minerals in the water source
d) dried blood
B- residue from sutures
Which of the following is true regarding ultrasonic cleaners?
a) They effectively sterilize surgical instruments.
b) Scrub instruments before placing them in the unit.
c) Instruments should not touch while in the unit.
d) Glass cannot be placed in the unit.
C- instruments should not touch while in the unit
In which of the following refractive procedures is a corneal flap created and laser used to sculpt the underlying tissue?
a) intrastromal rings
b) radial keratotomy (RK)
c) laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK)
d) photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)
c) laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK)
Laser refractive surgery is performed with which type of laser?
a) argon
b) excimer
c) YAG
d) krypton
B- excimer
Which of the following allows the surgeon to customize laser refractive surgery during the procedure?
a) wavefront LASIK
b) aberration-free LASIK
c) LASIK IOLMaster (Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany) software
d) LASIK corneal keratometry
A- wavefront LASIK
Postoperative instructions following LASIK surgery would include all of the following except:
a) do not bend over
b) shower from the neck down
c) wear a shield over the operated eye at bedtime
d) do not rub the eye
A- do not bend over
The sterile field is an area that is considered to be:
a) disinfected
b) free of chemicals
c) free of microbes
d) sanitized
C- free of microbes
The sterile field would include all of the following except:
a) sterile, gloved hands
b) eye drop bottles
c) the drape around the surgical site
d) the instrument tray
B- eye drop bottles
The basic function of any laser is:
a) tissue destruction
b) tissue sculpting
c) creation of an opening
d) to decrease pressure
A-tissue sculpting
The argon laser is commonly used in all of the following disease states except:
a) diabetic retinopathy
b) hypertensive retinopathy
c) cataract
d) glaucoma
C-cataract
In angle-closure glaucoma, a laser is used to create a(n):
a) iridotomy
b) peripheral iridectomy
c) sector iridectomy
d) iris ablation
A- iridotomy
Laser treatment of diabetics might include which of the following?
a) sealing blood vessels
b) opening blood vessels
c) preventing secondary glaucoma
d) preventing retinal detachment
A- sealing blood vessels
Panretinal photocoagulation might be used in the treatment of which of the following?
a) hypertensive retinopathy
b) retinal detachment
c) diabetic retinopathy
d) retinitis pigmentosa
C- diabetic retinopathy