Medications
Which pharmacological agent should never be kept in a syringe on the back table in order to prevent inadvertent injection?
Thrombin
The instrument called a Kerrison is a(n):
Rongeur
What is the strongest and largest bone of the face.
Mandible
When does the surgical technologist perform counts for a Total knee arthroplasty?
At the beginning before incision and once closure has begun.
The middle shaft of the long bone is called the ________.
Diaphysis
During a microdiscectomy, Gelfoam pledgets are soaked in __________.
Topical Thrombin
What type of ESU is used during a craniotomy?
Bipolar
Carpal and tarsal bones are classified as which type of bone?
Short
All of the following should be counted on the sterile field except:
Tonsil sponges
Kittners
Cottonoids
Dressing Sponges
Dressing Sponges
Which bone is commonly referred to as the collarbone?
Clavicle.
The surgeons preference card calls for 60 mg of Heparin, and the vial the circulator presents to you reads 30 mg/mL. How much do you draw up?
2mL
_________________ are implanted to realign dentition of the mandible and midface.
Arch Bars
Under which muscle is the pocket for breast implant often created for greatest support?
Pectoralis major
What should the surgical technologist have ready to clean bone or tissue from a rongeur?
Lap sponges
What is achieved by wrapping an extremity with an Esmarch bandage prior to inflation of pneumatic tourniquet?
Exsanguinations
Which scissors would most likely be used for dissection during strabismus surgery?
For the approach on a lumbar laminectomy, the surgeon has asked for a self-retaining retractor with racheted arms. The CST should pass the surgeon a:
Beckman
Relaxation and hypertrophy of the eyelid skin is also known as:
Dermachalasis
Small, square, felt sponges made of cotton or rayon to control bleeding on neural and vascular tissue are referred to as __________.
Cottonoids
A knuckle-shaped portion of bone, generally found in association with a joint, is called a _____________.
At the end of a knee arthroscopy procedure, the surgeon requests a steroid for injection to control swelling. The CST in the scrub role should expect to draw up:
Dexamethasone
The _________________ self-retaining retractor provides the best exposure during a thoracotomy.
Finochietto
Thyroid hormones (THs) are necessary for regulating _________________.
Cell metabolism and growth
Which countable sponge is used in oral procedures to prevent bone or tooth fragments and other foreign matter from becoming lodged in the pharynx?
Throat pack
What are the three bones involved with a triple arthrodesis?
Talus, Navicular bone, and Calcaneus.