practice

Question 1

Hair removed during preparation for cranial surgery should be

Answer 1

saved because it is personal property

Question 2

Which of the following terms best describes a formal medical process when death occurs in surgery and the surgeon and anesthesia care provider must verify that death has occurred?

Answer 2

determination of death

Question 3

What is natural stiffening of the body, beginning approximately 15 minutes after death and peaks at 8-10 hours?

Answer 3

rigor mortis

Question 4

To help prevent toxicity and vascular events in a patient where polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) is used, which of the following devices should a surg tech have available?

Answer 4

pulse lavage

Question 5

A pneumatic tourniquet may be used for extremity surgery to

Answer 5

reduce blood loss

Question 6

During a craniotomy, which of the following types of bone is entered?

Answer 6

flat

Question 7

Which of the following is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck?

Answer 7

rhytidectomy

Question 8

During an open repair of an indirect hernia, which of the following drains should a surg tech have available to pass the surgeon once the spermatic cord has been dissected?

Answer 8

Penrose

Question 9

What color is nitrous oxide tank?

Answer 9

blue

Question 10

Which of the following is MOST likely to be in place while transferring a patient from the operating room table to the stretcher?

Answer 10

IV tubing, foley catheter

Question 11

Which of the following types of sponges is used directly on the structures of the brain?

Answer 11

cottonoid

Question 12

Which of the following procedures requires an incision in the suprasternal notch?

Answer 12

mediastinoscopy

Question 13

Following an abdominal surgery, the surgeon has just closed the peritoneum. Which of the following layers will be sutured next?

Answer 13

fascia

Question 14

During the application of arch bars, the surgeon will MOST likely use which of the following between the teeth and around the bar?

Answer 14

25 or 26 gauge stainless steel wire

Question 15

In which of the following positions should a patient be placed for a low anterior colon resection?

Answer 15

lithotomy

Question 16

A #12 knife blade on a #7 handle is MOST commonly used for what type of surgery?

Answer 16

tonsillectomy

Question 17

Which of the following anticoagulants should be given during a vascular procedure to prevent normal blood clotting?

Answer 17

heparin sodium

Question 18

What advantage do hand-held retractors have over self-retaining retractors?

Answer 18

dynamic adjustability

Question 19

In which of the following congenital anomalies does the urethra open on the underside of the penis?

Answer 19

hypospadias

Question 20

Once a surgical tech dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered unsterile because they are

Answer 20

absorbant and collect moisture

Question 21

A surgeon asks a surgical tech to place a drop of a mydriatic solution in OD. As a result of this medication, the pupil of the

Answer 21

right eye will dilate

Question 22

A Marshall-Marchetti-Krantz (MMK) requires what skin preparations?

Answer 22

abdominal and vaginal

Question 23

Which of the following conditions is triggered by an injection of succinylcholine (Anectine) and causes an unusually high fever?

Answer 23

malignant hyperthermia

Question 24

Which of the following spore-forming microorganisms are used as biological monitors for checking steam sterilization effectiveness for a load of instruments in a rigid container?

Answer 24

bacillus stearothermophilus

Question 25

During a laminectomy, disk material is removed with

Answer 25

a pituitary rongeur