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CSFA practice Exam -123 Questions& Answers
A complication of steep reverse Trendelenburg position is
A. deep vein thrombosis.
B. arterial compression.
C. cardiac overload.
D. respiratory alkalosis. - -A. Steep reverse Trendelenburg position
decreases venous return. Sequential compression stockings are applied to
prevent deep venous thrombosis.
-Which of the following positions should be utilized for posterior colpotomy?
A.prone
B.supine
C.lithotomy
D. Fowler's - -C. Colpotomy is an incision into the vagina. The lithotomy
position is necessary for access to this region of the body.
-Which of the following BEST prevents hypothermia in the OR?
A. forced air warming blanket
B.warmed IV solution
C. warmed irrigation solution
D. multiple layers of warm blankets - -A. Patient positioning leads to greater
body surface exposure to cool temperatures. Forced air warming blankets
are most effective in preventing cutaneous loss of body heat over the
greatest surface area.
-OR humidity must be maintained between which of the following ranges?
A. 5% to 20%
B. 20% to 60%
C.40% to 80%
D. 50% to 90% - -20% to 60% moisture provides a conductive medium and
allows a static charge to flow and ground as fast as a spark is generated.
-An important process in which all team members must participate just prior
to incision is called the
A.huddle.
B.timeout.
C.debriefing.
,D.consent. - -B timeout
-6.
Which of the following is Mohs surgery used to treat?
A.malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma
B.basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma
C.malignant melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma
D.basal cell and Merkel cell carcinoma - -B. Mohs surgery is used to treat
basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. It is a specialized technique that
involves excising the lesion, layer by layer, and examining each layer under
the microscope until all abnormal tissue is removed.
-7.
When reviewing the chart for a patient scheduled for a mammoplasty, it is
noticed that the patient's K+ is 5.4. The patient is suffering from which of the
following?
A. hyperkalemia
B. hypokalemia
C. hypercalcemia
D. hypocalcemia - -A. The patient is suffering from hyperkalemia, a condition
in which there is too much potassium in the blood.
Normal potassium levels range between 3.5 - 5.0.
-Hypercalcemia - -condition in which too much calcium is in the blood.
-Hypocalcemia - -a condition in which there is not enough calcium in the
blood.
-Hypokalemia - -low level of potassium in the blood
-8.
Which of the following are the preferred positioning devices used during
surgical procedures?
A.foam pads
B.saline bags
C.gel pads
D.sheet rolls - -gel pads
-Which of the following could occur as a result of a tourniquet causing
excessive pressure on the nerves?
A.paralysis
B.ischemia
, C.hematoma
D.necrosis - -A. Paralysis may result from excessive pressure on the nerves.
-.
Which of the following positions is used for an LAVH?
A.reverse Trendelenburg
B.supine
C.lateral recumbent
D.lithotomy - -D. The lithotomy position allows for access to the pelvic and
abdominal cavities simultaneously.
-Which of the following types of positioning injury occurs when underlying
tissue is stationary while the skeletal structure moves?
A.friction injury
B.pressure injury
C.shear injury
D.negativity injury - -Shear injury
-Which of the following patient positions would be MOST likely to cause an
obturator nerve injury?
A.lateral
B.prone
C.lithotomy
D.semi-Fowler's - -C. The lithotomy position requires the legs to be
positioned in stirrups which, if done incorrectly, can cause stress to the
obturator nerve.
-obturator nerve - -The obturator nerve is derived from L2-4 and travels
along the medial border of the psoas muscle; it is both a motor and a
sensory nerve. It travels through the obturator foramen with the obturator
artery and vein into the thigh. The obturator nerve divides into anterior and
posterior branches.
-Folwer's position - -upright seated position
-When the surgeon incises tissue, the surgical first assistant usually provides
a clear field by
A.light adjustment.
B.clamping.
C.retraction.
D.cauterizing. - -C retraction
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