Positioning
What is the surgical position frequently used for patients undergoing kidney surgery?
Lateral
What is the air exchange rate per hour in the OR and what is the purpose of maintaining this rate?
15-20
Reduce microbial count
Which drug is given for malignant hypothermia?
What are some triggering agents?
Dantrolene
Inhaled general anesthetics (haloth"ane," isoflur"ane," desflur"ane") and succinylcholine
Which of the following is an abnormal tract between two epithelium-lined surfaces that is open at both ends?
Fistula
Why are patient's instructed to remove fingernail polish before surgery?
It can interfere with pulse oximeter reading
Which positioning device must be attached to the
table when the procedure is performed in reverse
Trendelenburg?
Footboard
In addition to temperature, time and moisture, what is the fourth factor that determines the outcome of the steam sterilization process?
Pressure
Narcotic antagonist
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
Which procedure involves the excision of lymphoid
tissue superior to the soft palate to facilitate
breathing?
Adenoidectomy
What is the recommended maximum time limit for a tourniquet to remain inflated on an adult lower extremity?
1.5 hrs
What is the position most commonly used for mitral valve replacement?
Supine
How many hours must an item submerse in glutaraldehyde to sterilize?
10
Cephalosporins are what classification of drug?
Antibiotics
Which of the following regulations states that blood and body fluids should be considered infectious?
Standard precautions
What gas is used for powered orthopedic
equipment?
Nitrogen
What surgical position provides optimal visualization of the lower abdomen or pelvis and helps counteract hypovolemia?
Trendelenberg
What does the term strike-though mean?
Soaking of moisture from unsterile to sterile layers
An anticoagulant given for its antagonistic effect on heparin is:
Protamine Sulfate
What type of skin graft includes the epidermis and all of the dermis?
Full-thickness
The amount of applied tension necessary to break a
suture is known as:
Tensile strength
Which of the following can be injured if the arm is placed on the arm board greater than 90 degrees?
Use of an axillary roll in the lateral position also prevents its injury in the dependent arm.
Brachial plexus
Which of the following must be done before sterilizing an instrument with a lumen?
Injecting a small amount of distilled water into the lumen
Scopolamine is delivered transdermally to prevent postoperative _____?
Nausea
What is the difference between a malignant tumor and a benign tumor?
What term refers to the spread of cancerous cells to other parts of the body?
A tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that serves no purpose. A benign tumor is not a malignant tumor, which is cancer.
Metastasis
Which of the following routine preoperative laboratory studies would be ordered for premenopausal women with no history of hysterectomy?
HCG