Surgical Technology Review Questions
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Cruzinaround9 on July 9, 2009
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Review questions for the Surgical Technologist. If there are any mistakes please let me know.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sterile water | During a mastectomy, which irrigating solution is used on the muscle layer due to it's hypotonic properties? |
| Fibroblasts | Substance that weakly holds wound edges together during the first 5 days of first intention healing is: |
| Sterile saline | During a bronchoscopy, which solution is preferred for bronchial washing of specimens? |
| Meniscectomy | A bucket-handle tear in the medial cartilage of the knee is repaired by perfoming which of the following? |
| Carotid endarterectomy | What procedure is performed for chronic cerebral ischemia? |
| 10 mm | What size of trocar is used during a thoracoscopy? |
| Inguinal incision | A lower oblique incision is known as: |
| Subcostal incision | Which incision would be used to gain access to the spleen? |
| Pulmonary decortication | A procedure performed in patients with empyema is called: |
| 5th to 14th day | The healing stage of first intention healing occurs from the (span of which days?): |
| Cutting | Which type of needle point would be selected for use on skin? |
| Craniotomy | A gigli saw is used during a/an: |
| T-tube | What type of drain is best used for the biliary system? |
| Pancreatic pseudocysts | Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for what diagnosis? |
| 70 | A characteristic of plain gut is that it absorbs in how many days? |
| Cottingham punch (used to create correct size of donor cornea during a keratoplasty) | Which instrument would be used during a keratoplasty? |
| Positron Emission Tomography (BPH) | A diagnostic test that examines blood flow & metabolic functions of the heart & brain is: |
| Benigh Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH) | A nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate is called: |
| Shirodkar Procedure | What is the name of the procedure in which a collar suture is placed at the level of the internal cervical os to prevent spontaneous abortion? |
| Transversalis fascia | The defect in an inguinal hernia occurs in which muscle? |
| Baker's Cyst | A cyst in the popliteal fossa is called a/an: |
| Pliability | Most absorbable sutures are packaged in an alcohol water solution to maintain their: |
| Atherosclerosis | Fatty deposits on the walls of arteries are called: |
| (1) Air (2) Fluids | When 2 chest tubes are inserted after an open cardiovascular procedure, the upper tube evacuates (1) while the lower, (2) |
| Thyroidectomy | Tetany is a possible postoperative complication following a/an: |
| Ischemia | Reduced blood flow to an area is known as; |
| Portacaval shunt | The procedure to correct intraleptic obstruction is: |
| Polyester fiber mesh | The least inert of all the synthetic meshes is: |
| Subcostal, Left Paramedian, & Midline | Three incisions commonly used for a splenectomy includes: |
| Stent | Dressings used for wounds that are difficult to dress & keep in place, such as the face and neck? |
| Argon | Which laser is best used during a vitrectomy? |
| Drains | Malecot, mushroom, and sump are all types of surgical: |
| Masson-Judd Retractor | Which of the following instruments would be used during a suprapubic prostatectomy? |
| Polypropylene | An excellent substitute that provides strength & nonreactivity in tissues where stainless steel cannot be used is: |
| Collagen | A protein substance that is the chief constituent of connective tissue is: |
| Stamey procedure | Endoscopic suspension of the vesical neck of the bladder for treatment of stress incontinence is known as a: |
| Below the renal arteries | The majority of abdominal aortic aneurysms begin: |
| Epidural | The anesthesia of choice for extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy is: |
| Dupuytren's disease | The pathology characterized by contraction of the palmar fascia is: |
| Alternating current | What type of current does electorsurgery utilize? |
| Occlude the lumen of a blood vessel. | Ligatures (ties) are used to: |
| Vicryl | Another name for Polyglactin 910 is: |
| Culdocentesis | A diagnostic procedure for suspecte ectopic pregnanacy is: |
| The patency of the fallopian tubes. | A Rubin's test is performed to confirm: |
| Absence of an auricle | Microatia refers to: |
| Myelogram | A diagnostic study involving the injection of radiopaque dye into the spinal subarachnoid space is a/an: |
| Kocher | Which of the following is a type of oblique incision used for exposing the biliary tract for the right, or the spleen on the left? |
| Avitene | Microfibrillar collagen that is either supplied in a compacted nonwoven web form or in a loose fibrous form is known as: |
| Avitene | Absorbable hemostatic agent used on bone that is applied dry directly to the oozing surface of bone: |
| Blunt | What type of needle point would be used on the liver? |
| 15-20% | A Class III Contaminated wound has an infection rate of? |
| 27-40% | A Dirty/Infected wound has an infection rate of? |
| Resection of ruptured appendix | Common example of a Class IV infection |
| Approx. 3rd postoperative day and continues for up to 20 days | The proliferation phase of first intention wound healing begins? |
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