exam 2 Flashcards
What type of needle in used during bladder suspension procedure?
Stamey
What procedure can be performed without any incisions for vericose veins?
Sclerotherapy
when do you breakdown the sterile set-up at the end of the case?
After helping with post-op care for the patient
What should be done in the OR before any sterile supplies are opened?
wipe down furniture and surfaces
what division of the nervous system are cardiac muscles controlled by?
autonomnic
What type of suture is contraindicated for vascular anastomosis?
absorbable
What instrument has tips that are triangular
Pennington
what disease damages the mastoid air cells and ossicles of the ears?
cholesteatoma
where should a swaged needle be clamps by the needle holder?
1/3 distance from the swaged end
which scope is used to remove foreign bodies from a pediactric airway
rigid bronchoscope
what instrument is used to contract the ribs for suturing purposes?
Bailey
What is the largest muscle in the upper calf?
gastrocnemius
how long until thrombin loses potency?
3 hours
what are teeth primarily composed of?
dentin
what is the basis for the design of electrical equipment in the OR
electron theory
What procedure is performed to decrease gastric juices
vagotomy
What equipment will need to be set up for a cleft pallet repair?
drill
what is used to create the trough on the anterior glenoid rum during a Bankart procedure?
shaver with abrader tip
What secretes hydrochloric acid?
parietal cell
When is a Fogarty catheter used?
during an embolectomy
What type of instrument set is used for an inguinal herniorraphy?
bowel
what suture material should be used in presence of infection?
steel
what type of hernia can result in necrosis of the viscera?
strangulated
which ligament maintains the position of the uterus?
broad ligament
what incision is a transverse colectomy inscised with?
upper midline
How is a patient position if they have an intertrochanteric fracture?
supine
what medication is a depolarizing muscle relaxant
succinylcholine
What type of hernia involves a direct and indirect inguinal hernia
pantaloon
How are legs placed in lateral position
lower leg flexed, upper leg straight
The neuroglia of the nervous system do what?
support and bind
what should be donned prior to the start of a extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy?
lead apron
which muscles relax when a small pad is placed under a patients head in the supine position
strap
what instrument is a bone-holding forcep
dingman
a satinsky may be used in what procedure?
coronary artery bypass
what condition may be misdiagnosed as acute appendicitis
Meckels Diverticulum
what piece of equipment is required for administration of a Bier block
double cuffed tourniquet
average respiration for children
18-30
where is the shunt placed to treat hydrocephalus
lateral ventricle
what pathogen causes most post-op infections
s. aureus
what order to don OR attire?
scrub suit, shoe covers, hair cover, mask
hair cover, scrub suit, mask, shoe covers
cranial nerve responsible for hearing and balance
VIII
is xeroform a hemostatic agent?
no
what is responsible for disseminated intravascular coagulation?
endotoxin
where is “intra-ventricular”
within a joint
what diagnostic test is used in diabetic patients with small vessel arterial disease?
Plethysmography
What is most effective to sterilize items that can be damaged with steam sterilization?
ethylene oxide
which bone does the mandible articulate with
temporal
what can crossing a patients arms across the chest interfere with?
respiration
what degree C equals 98.6 F
37C
What kind of closure heals by contraction, granulation, and connective tissue
delayed closure
What kind of solution is best to soak instruments in post-op
enzyme
What mesh should not be used in presence of infection
PTFE
What provides addition protection to prevent contamination of sterile packages?
dust cover
In a kidney transplant, the renal vein of the donor kidney is attached to what?
external iliac vein
Is xeroform adherent?
no
When a culture is taken where should it be stored if it can’t be transported right away?
fridge
what is a fomite in regards to transmitting an infection?
inanimate object
what items are considered impenetrable to x-ray
radippaque
what supply item is used to preserve the superior epigastric arteries in a TRAM
doppler
What should be accomplished when preparing an esmarch bandage for sterilization
layer of Webril rolled with bandage
what are the 4 layers, in order, of the colon?
mucosa, submucosa, muscularis, serosa
when doing an aneurysm repair, what approach for the craniotomy is is typical
frontotemporal
a blood pH of 7.5 indicates wha
alkalosis
during a suprapubic prostatectomy, which needle holder may be used when reconstructing the bladder outlet?
Heaney
osteophytes are removed from the rim of the femur and tibia during a total knee using what
Kerrison
what suture technique provides an excellent cosmetic closure?
subcuticular
in a radical neck dissection with mandibulectomy, which bone is harvested for the graft
fibula
when bone is being cut or drilled the surg tech uses what to prevent charring of bone
suction irrigator
pain, heat, redness, and swelling indicate what
inflammation
what dressing washing or wears off after several days
collodion
what drape is used in a thyroidectomy
transverse
what is testosterone secreted by
leydig cells
what muscle is divided in a Kocher subcostal incision
Rectus abdominis
where do you prep for a total hip
umbilicus to foot
where does alcohol get absorbed?
the stomach
what stapler do you use to divide the esophagus
TA
what is the best synthetic substitute for stainless steel
polypropylene
what microorganism is used within the biological indicator for the ethylene oxide sterilization
bacillus atrophaeus
what should be done to make sure peel packs do not open during sterilization
air pushed out
what type of instrument are a Hibbs and Hohmann
retractors
what type of tissue lines the gastrointestinal tract
epithelial
without a consent, a surgeon could be charged with what if a procedure is performed
battery
a patient suffers from a burn because of improper placement of the patient return electrode, what is this an example of?
unintentional tort
what graft material does not require pre-clotting for placement during an abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy
PTFE
