Anatomy
This is the largest organ of the human body.
What is the skin?
This instrument cuts heavy tissue.
What are Mayo scissors?
The sterile field is considered contaminated if it falls below this level.
What is waist level?
This drug treats malignant hyperthermia.
What is Dantrolene?
During a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, which anatomical triangle must be clearly identified before clipping the cystic duct and artery?
What is the Triangle of Calot (hepatocystic triangle)?
This organ produces bile.
What is the liver?
This clamp is commonly used on blood vessels.
What is a crile clamp?
The first surgical scrub of the day usually lasts how long.
What is 3-5 minutes?
This medication is used to reverse opioid overdoes.
What is Naloxone (Narcan)?
What patient position is used for a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication?
What is Reverse Trendelenburg with legs apart (French position) or supine in Reverse Trendelenburg?
This artery supplies blood to the heart muscle.
What are the coronary arteries?
This self-retaining retractor is frequently used in abdominal surgery.
What is a Balfour retractor?
The outer one-inch edge of a sterile wrapper is considered this.
What is contaminated?
This anticoagulant is commonly used during vasular surgery.
What is Heparin?
Which instrument is most commonly used to create the initial pneumoperitoneum using the open technique?
What is the Hasson trocar?
This cranial nerve controls most eye movement.
What is the oculomotor nerve (CN lll)?
This instruments removes bone.
What is a rongeur?
This microorganism is the most common cause of surgical site infections.
What is Straphylococcus aureus?
This local anesthetic is commonly combined with epinephrine.
What is Lidocaine?
Which structure is preserved during a thyroidectomy to prevent postoperative hypocalcemia?
What are the parathyroid glands?
This structure separates the thoracic cavity from the abdominal cavity.
What is the diaphragm?
This instrument is commonly used to grasp the appendix.
What is a Babcock clamp?
This organization establishes standards for sterile processing and surgical technology proactice.
What is Association of Surgical Technologists?
This medication reverses neuromuscular blocking agents such as rocuronium.
What is Sugammadex?
During an appendectomy, which structure must be ligated before removing the appendix?
What is the appendiceal artery within the mesoappendix?