Random exam questions Flashcards
Which knife handle is akin to an X-Acto knife, rounded, and designed to accommodate a variety of specialty blades?
A- Beaver
B- #3
C- #5
D- #7
A- Beaver
What type of instrument finish is designed to prevent laser beam deflection?
A- Black or ebonized
B- Dull or satin
C- Polished or shiny
D- Tungsten carbide
A- Black or ebonized
Immovable joints are referred to as which of the following types of joints?
A- Amphiarthrosis
B- Diarthrosis
C- Synarthrosis
D- Synovial
C- Synarthrosis
Syringes are available in numerous sizes and shapes. The one used in the operating room is?
A- Insulin
B- Luer-loc
C- Plain tip
D- Tuberculin
B- Luer-loc
What is the basic amount of time needed for the surgical scrub?
A- 10 mins
B- 3 to 5 mins
C- 1 to 2 mins
D- 6 mins
B- 3 to 5 mins
Which term describes the basic knowledge of skills of a health care employee?
A- Legal requirements
B- Competencies
C- scope of practice
D- Hospital policy
B- Competencies
Which of the following scrubbing technique requires a certain number of strokes per anatomical plane?
A- Tied method
B- Hands down method
C- Counted brush stroke method
D- Efficiency method
C- Counted brush stroke method
Which element in the alloy stainless steel allows instrumentation to resist corrosion?
A- Calcium
B- Carbon
C- Chromium
D- Potassium
C- Chromium
A surgeon passes off to the surgical technologist sentinel nodes. How should the surgical technologist pass these?
A- Placing them on a lap pad
B- Placing them on telfa
C- Placing them on a ray tec
D- Placing them in a specimen cup
D- Placing them in a specimen cup
During which procedure will there be removal of extra skin from neck and face?
A- Blepharoplasty
B- Rhynostomy
C- Rhytidectomy
D- Septoplasty
C- Rhytidectomy
Bier blocks are a type of regional anesthesia administered during podiatry surgeries; it requires the following anesthetic to be injected?
A- Marcaine with epinephrine
B- Lidocaine with epinephrine
C- Lidocaine
D- Marcaine
C- Lidocaine
A high-level disinfectant that is used as a bactericide, viricide and sporicidal, often used in endoscopy units is?
A- Phenol
B- Alcohol
C- Glutaraldehyde
D- Ammonium compounds
C- Glutaraldehyde
Which of the following is not true when removing a soiled surgical gown at the end of the procedure?
A- The gown may be unfastened in the back by the circulator
B- The gown should be removed prior to the gloves
C- Gown and gloves should be removed in the dirty utility room, not in the OR
D- The gown should be rolled up with the exterior enclosed prior to placing in the trash
C- Gown and gloves should be removed in the dirty utility room, not in the OR
The process to destroy all microbes, including spores, is known as?
A- Sterilization
B- Disinfection
C- Asepsis
D- Bioburgen
A- Sterilization
Which of the following prevents the growth of virulent pathogens?
A- Adaptive immune system
B- Antibiotics
C- Resident flora
D- Circulatory system
A- Adaptive immune system
Which of the following methods kills all microorganisms, except prions and spores?
A- High-level disinfection
B- Low-level disinfection
C- Medium-level disinfection
D- Cleaning
A- High-level disinfection
Subsequent to the arrteriotomy made into the common carotid artery during a carotid endarterectomy, a graft may be sutured over the arrteriotomy.What is the very next step prior to closing the wound?
A- Check for leaks
B- Inspect for any defects
C- Ensure it is the proper size
D- Verify the diameter
A- Check for leaks
The generic name for marcaine is?
A- Naloxone
B- Xylocaine
C- Bupivacaine
D- Diazepam
C- Bupivacaine
Which of the following is true regarding drape removal at the end of a procedure?
A- The surgical technologist should remove the drape quickly in order to immediately place the dressing on the patient.
B- The surgical technologist should gently hold the dressing in place while the anesthesia provider releases the suspended portion of the drape.
C- The circulating nurse will tape the dressing in place prior to the drape removal
D- The surgical technologist will tape the dressing place prior to the drape removal
B- The surgical technologist should gently hold the dressing in place while the anesthesia provider releases the suspended portion of the drape.
Medication that cause physical dependence and/ or abuse are referred to as?
A- Chemical substance
B- Prescription medications
C- Guarded. medications
D- Controlled substance
D- Controlled substance
Dr. Becca is performing a Total abdominal hysterectomy on a patient with uterine fibroids who is experience excessive uterine bleeding during her menstrual periods
The patients pre-operative diagnosis is?
A- Metrorrhagia
B- Menorrhagia
C- Dysmenorrhea
D- Menorrhalgia
B- Menorrhagia
Dr. Becca is performing a Total abdominal hysterectomy on a patient with uterine fibroids who is experience excessive uterine bleeding during her menstrual periods
All of the following are uterine ligaments that would be encountered except?
A- Broad
B- Round
C- Cardinal
D- Cruciate
D- Cruciate
Dr. Becca is performing a Total abdominal hysterectomy on a patient with uterine fibroids who is experience excessive uterine bleeding during her menstrual periods
In a pre-menopausal patient who wishes to preserve fertility, the surgeon may elect to remove only the uterine fibroids in a procedure called a?
A- Myomectomy
B- Le fort operation
C- Shirodkar procedure
D- Wertheim procedure
A- Myomectomy
Preparing the operating room for a breast reconstruction with a micro vascular free flap, how many set ups would there be?
A- One
B- Three
C- Two
D- Four
C- Two
Which of the following is the most important stage in Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs?
A- Physiological needs
B- Love and belonging needs
C- Safety needs
D- Prestige and esteem needs
A- Physiological needs
Which of the following best describes commensalism?
A- Organisms live together with no obvious benefit to each other.
B- One organism interferes with the other
C- Both organisms benefit from their relationship
D- One organism benefit with the other neither benefitting nor being harmed
D- One organism benefit with the other neither benefitting nor being harmed
