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Tympanosplasty - -Surgical operation performed for the reconstruction of the eardrum
(tympanic membrane) and/or small bones of the middle ear (ossicles)
-After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the Duraprep applicator and proceeds
to prep the patient for surgery. What is the best action to take at this time? - -Regown
and reglove the surgeon
-What position is used for a pneumonectomy? - -Lateral
-What is the kraske position? - -Anatomical position in which the patient is prone, with
hips flexed and elevated, head and feet down.
-Which position is correct for a dilation and curettage? - -Lithotomy
-When a hernia is strangulated, which instrument set is added to the general abdominal
set-up? - -Gastrointestinal
-What is a fenestrated drape? - -A drape with an opening that allows exposure of the
operative site
-Sterile supplies and instruments for a case have been opened in OR one. A surgical
technologist was just informed that the case has been moved to OR two and the next
case in OR one is scheduled in two hours. What is the best course of action? - -New
sterile supplies and instruments should be obtained for OR two and the setup in OR one
should be disposed of
-What is the first step in applying the pneumatic tourniquet necessary in creating a
bloodless field? - -Padding the area where the tourniquet is to be wrapped with Webril
-For a splenectomy procedure, which clamp should be used? - -Satinsky
-Surgical loupes are used to: - -Magnify the surgical field
-Which position is the patient placed in for a right nephrectomy? - -Left lateral kidney
-Once a surgical technologist dons a gown, the cuffs on the gown are considered
unsterile because they are: - -Absorbant and collect moisture
-Instruments that come in contact with the appendiceal stump during an
appendectomy should be: - -Placed in a separate bin
, -Which instrument is used to cross-clamp the intestine during a bowel resection? - -
Allen
-The primary purpose of chest tubes is to: - -Re-establish the negative pressure
-Traction sutures are used on common duct explorations to: - -Hold the duct open
-The appendiceal stump, when inverted, is held in place by which of the following types
of suture? - -Purse-string
-Which catheter is most commonly used to perform an embolectomy? - -Fogarty
-A resectoscope is used in what prostatic approach? - -Transurethral
-Which retractor is preferred for a groin incision? - -Weitlaner
-What type of dressing is applied as a nonadherent dressing? - -Adaptic
-During an excisional biopsy of sentinel nodes, the surgical technologist should prepare
specimens using which method? - -Placed in separate containers and identify
-Immediately before a hemorrhoidectomy, which procedure might be performed on the
patient in the operating room? - -Sigmoidectomy
-When a break in antisecptic technique occurs, the surgical technologist in the scrub
role should first notify the: - -Contaminating team member
-Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be
counted by the: - -Surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
-What is a procedure for removing excess skin from the face and neck? - -Rhytidectomy
-Which rongeur is used to expand the antrostomy in a Caldwell-Luc procedure? - -
Kerrison
-Which procedure is used to visualize the cystic, hepatic, and common ducts? - -
Cholangiography
-Once the spinous process is exposed during a laminectomy, the next instrument
needed for the removal of the lamina is a: - -Kerrison rongeur
-What should the surgical technologist in the scrub role do during a cardiac emergency?
- -Remain sterile and keep the table sterile
-What is used to stabilize a fractured finger? - -Kirschner wires
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