Module 8 Flashcards
(10 cards)
The primary reason padding is used in positioning a patient is to:
A) ensure the patient’s comfort
B) facilitate the surgeon’s approach
C) prevent injury to pressure points
D) maintain the position during surgery
Prevent injury to pressure points
If a sponge is missing, which of the following actions should be taken FIRST?
A) The patient’s wound should be reopened
B) An x-ray of the operative site should be ordered intraoperatively
C) An x-ray of the operative site should be ordered in the recovery room
D) The count should be repeated
The count should be repeated
During an anterior cervical fusion, a bone graft is taken in order to fuse the vertebral:
A) Body
B) Disk
C) Spinous process
D) Transverse process
Body
Which of the following is necessary for ethylene oxide sterilization to occur?
A) Indirect contact
B) Gravity displacement
C) Humidity
D) Steam
Humidity
Which of the following retractors may be used during an open cholecystectomy?
A) Simms
B) Bennett
C) Jennings
D) Harrington
Harrington
Which of the following arteries is MOST commonly used for taking a blood pressure reading?
A) Radial
B) Femoral
C) Brachial
D) Popliteal
Brachial
Sponges that have been added to the sterile field after a procedure has begun should be counted by the:
A) circulator and surgeon
B) surgical technologist in the scrub role and surgical first assistant
C) surgeon and surgical first assistant
D) surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
surgical technologist in the scrub role and the circulator
The required number of air exchanges per hour in an operating room is:
A) 1-5
B) 6-10
C) 11-14
D) 15-20
15-20
A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures?
A) carotid endarterectomy
B) femoral-popliteal bypass
C) abdominal aneurysmectomy
D) saphenous vein ligation
Carotid endarterectomy
Which of the following instruments is NOT used in otorhinolaryngology surgery?
A) Rosen
B) Baron
C) Frazier
D) Poole
Poole
