Module 5

Question 1

The PRIMARY consideration in selecting an appropriate anesthetic agent is the:
A) physiologic condition of the patient
B) length of the procedure
C) type of the procedure
D) anxiety level of the patient

Answer 1

Physiological condition of the patient

Question 2

Which of the following positions is used for mastopexy?
A) Kraske
B) Dorsal recumbent
C) Lateral Simms
D) Fowler’s

Answer 2

Dorsal recumbent

Question 3

Surgery to repair a Colles’ fracture is performed on which of the following types of bone?
A) long
B) short
C) flat
D) irregular

Answer 3

Long

Question 4

The surgical technologist in the scrub role should remain sterile following which of the following surgical procedures?
A) laparoscopic cholecystectomy
B) carotid endarterectomy
C) total hip arthroplasty
D) tympanoplasty

Answer 4

Carotid endarterectomy

Question 5

Which of the following is a monofilament suture?
A) Silk
B) Cotton
C) Ethibond
D) Prolene

Answer 5

Prolene

Question 6

A circumferential bandage should be applied to an extremity:
A) proximal to distal
B) distal to proximal
C) ventral to dorsal
D) dorsal to ventral

Answer 6

Distal to proximal

Question 7

A patient has arrived in the operating room for a bilateral mastectomy. She is crying unconsolably. The surgical technologist can best console her by saying which of the following?
A) “I am sure we will be able to remove all of the cancer.”
B) “Everything will be fine.”
C) “Your surgeon is the best in the hospital.”
D) “We are going to give you the best care possible.”

Answer 7

“We are going to give you the best care possible”

Question 8

If an adult patient refuses a blood transfusion, the surgical staff should:
A) not administer blood to the patient
B) administer blood only in an emergency
C) administer blood only after sedation
D) not perform any procedure that may require a transfusion

Answer 8

Not administer blood to the patient

Question 9

The surgeon asks a surgical technologist to place a drop of a mydriatic solution in OD. As a result of this medication, the pupil of the:
A) right eye will dilate
B) left eye will dilate
C) right eye will constrict
D) left eye will constrict

Answer 9

Right eye will dilate

Question 10

Which of the following is the opening in the occipital bone through which the spinal cord passes?
A) foramen ovale
B) foramen magnum
C) foramen rotundum
D) foramen of Bochdalek

Answer 10

Foramen magnum