practice Flashcards
A postoperative total arthroplasty patient presents to the emergency department with severe throbbing pain, fever, and malaise. Which of the following is the likely diagnosis?
osteomyelitis
Which of the following is used to stabilize a fractured finger?
Kirschner wires
Which of the following is the primary purpose for changing into operative room attire?
to prevent the spread of microorganisms
A surg tech is assigned to a room where the patient happens to be his neighbor. To protect confidentiality, the tech should indicate that he knows the patient and
request to be removed from the room
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is used in neurosurgical procedures to
decrease intracranial pressure
Which of the following lies between the lung and the chest wall?
pleura
Which of the following is applied as a nonadherent dressing?
adaptic
If the VII cranial nerve is severed, which of the following is the result?
facial paralysis
When assisting with the closure of a skin incision and operating the skin stapler, the surg tech in the scrub role is placing the staples through which two layers?
cuticular and subcuticular
During which of the following surgeries is a Meckel’s diverticulum typically discovered?
appendectomy
Which of the following layers are transected when a subcostal flank incision is used for a nephrectomy?
oblique muscles
A perforator is used for which of the following procedures?
craniotomy
In preparation for a cranial aneurysm, which of the following pieces of equipment would MOST likely be used?
microscope (to visualize the aneurysm for clipping)
During strabismus surgery, which of the following is the first tissue layer that must be incised?
conjunctiva
What is the colored membrane between the lens and the cornea in the aqueous humor?
iris
What is the clear anterior part of the fibrous coat of the eye?
cornea
What is the outermost tissue layer of the eye?
conjunctiva
When can instrument counts be omitted?
if an emergency procedure must be performed
In which of the following positions is a patient placed for a right nephrectomy?
left lateral kidney
Why is the right kidney typically several centimeters lower than the left kidney?
the liver rests superior and anterior to the right kidney
What is the minimum exposure time in a time flash sterilizer for unwrapped instruments?
3 minutes
If a routine surgical procedure was performed without consent, the surgeon committed
battery
What is assault?
the threat of unlawful touching of another or willful attempt to harm
What is malpractice?
professional misconduct that results in harm to another
What is liability?
a health care provider’s responsibility, even if not at fault, for any injury or harm done to a patient
