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Surgical Specialties study guideDuring a laparoscopic procedure CO2 is instilled into the abdominal cavity to provide
visulization of the operative site and to prevent injury of the internal viscera the
installation of the abdomen with CO2 is called - ANSWER Pneumoperitoneum
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a tympanoplasty -
ANSWER Temporalis fascia
A defect in the pubocervical fashion that is typically torn by childbirth obesity or aging
that allows the bladder to prolapse or herniate into the vagina is called a - ANSWER
Cystocele
What anatomical landmark does a surgeon use when making a midline incision for
an exploratory laparotomy - ANSWER Linea alba
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical procedure to prevent
spasms of the vessel - ANSWER Papaverine hydrochloride
The surgical cutting of the trigeminal nerve to relieve pain and muscle spasm's in the
face is called a - ANSWER Rhizotomy
A 25-year-old female patient has been seen in the emergency department
complaining of severe pain in the left lower quadrant her hemoglobin is six GM/DL
with a him adequate of 26% which indicates that she may be hemorrhaging internally
an emergency surgery is performed to move it hypovolemic shock which of the
following would be the most likely diagnosis for this patient - ANSWER Ruptured
ectopic pregnancy
A 28-year-old male patient is complaining of pain malocclusion of the jaw and
diplopia after being involved in an automobile accident he is diagnosed with a mid
facial fracture that extends transversely from the zygomatic arch is through the orbits
into the ether my bones which of the following fractures best describes the patient's
injury - ANSWER LeFort 111 fracture
A 21 month old patient is scheduled for a surgical procedure to treat chronic otitis
media this procedure involves an incision into the 10 panic membrane to remove a
cumulative fluid from the middle ear the name of the surgical procedure is a -
ANSWER Myringotomy
What tissue is removed during a circumcision - ANSWER Prepuce
What surgical procedure might be performed on a 40-year-old obese man to treat
sleep apnea - ANSWER Uvulpalatopharyngoplasty
After the common internal and external carotid artery's have dissected free and or
isolated with a vessel loop during a carotid endarterectomy the next step would be to
, - ANSWER Oakland the vessel with angle vascular plants such as a bulldog vascular
clamp
What type of self retaining retractor is used during an open abdominal aortic
aneurysm him repair to provide deep exposure to the vascular graft is being sutured
into place - ANSWER Bookwalter retractor
If a patient has been diagnosed with a deep thing thrombosis what procedure is
performed if he or she could not tolerate anticoagulant therapy - ANSWER Insertion
of a vena cava filter
A suction catheter that is used during a cyst Syrian section when meconium stained
fluid is noted as the uterus is opened is a - ANSWER Delee
Another name for an abdominoplasty is - ANSWER Panniculectomy
Which surgical procedure is performed using phacoemulsification through a small
incision to remove a clouded crystalline lens - ANSWER Extracapsular cataract
extraction
What type of scissors are used for in arteriotomy - ANSWER Potts-smith
During a cesarean section the surgical technologist misses the surgeon by -
ANSWER Providing exposure using the bladder retractor
The plastic articular surface insert every total knee tibial implant is made of what
material - ANSWER Polyethylene
Which of the following fractures require the use of an orthopedic fracture table -
ANSWER An interochanteric hip fracture
What tendon is used to reconstitute a torn anterior cruciate ligament of the knee -
ANSWER Patellar tendon
What surgery is performed to correct a Gallic valgus deformity - ANSWER
Bunionectomy
During a choledochoduodenostomy The surgical technologist must be prepared to
assist with the Ennis to most us of what to anatomical structures - ANSWER
Common bile duct in the duodenum
What instrument does
the surgical technologist pass to the surgeon to assist with removal of the frayed
edges of a torn medial meniscus during an arthroscopy of the knee - ANSWER
Motorized shaver
To improve or increase the airflow through the nose the surgeon would perform a -
ANSWER Turbinate reduction
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