Exam 1

Question 1

What type of anesthesia is most commonly used for laparoscopic surgery?

Answer 1

General anesthesia

Question 2

Which of the following is a potential physiologic effect of pneumoperitoneum?

Answer 2

Decreased cardiac output, decreased lung functional residual capacity, and decreased urine output

Question 3

Increasing intra-abdominal pressure from 10 mmHg to 15 mmHg decreases blood flow to the peritoneum by 60%: true or false

Answer 3

True

Question 4

MIS involves performing operations through small incisions with specialized instruments and imaging systems: true or false

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Examples of laparoscopic surgery include: cholecystectomy, pleuroscopy, hysterectomy, colectomy

Answer 5

Cholecystectomy, hysterectomy, and colectomy

Question 6

What are some potential benefits of low-pressure laparoscopy? Decreased post-operative pain, reduced risk of complications associated with co2 insufflation, duration of surgery is decreased, decreased formation of adhesions

Answer 6

Decreased post-operative pain, reduced risk of complications associated with co2 insufflation, and decreased formation of adhesions

Question 7

What are potential benefits of robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery compared with traditional minimally invasive surgery? Improved tactile and hepatic feedback, surgeon has more control over patient safety, reduced physician fatigue, and improved depth perception and hand-eye coordination

Answer 7

Reduced physician fatigue and improved depth perception and hand-eye coordination

Question 8

What commonly used patient position can potentially exacerbate the respiratory effects of pneumoperitoneum?

Answer 8

Steep trendelenburg position

Question 9

The Hassan technique includes the following steps: create a small umbilical incision, create small lateral incision, under direct visualization to enter the abdominal cavity, introduction of blunt trocar, introduction of a bladed trocar

Answer 9

Create a small umbilical incision, under direct visualization to enter the abdominal cavity, introduction of a blunt trocar

Question 10

Which component of the davinci surgical system is depicted? Vision cart, surgical console, patient cart, none of the above

Answer 10

Surgical console

Question 11

What is the procedure name for the surgical removal of the gallbladder?

Answer 11

Cholecystectomy

Question 12

Which surgical specialty performs surgical removal of the gallbladder?

Answer 12

General surgeon

Question 13

In laparoscopy , the abdomen is inflated to a predetermined level by alternatively pumping CO2 for three seconds and monitoring for:

Answer 13

One second

Question 14

What is the micron filtration level of the tri-lumen filtered tube set?

Answer 14

0.01 microns