Sutures/Needles
Which of the following types of sutures is often used to create a vascular anastomosis?
synthetic, nonabsorbable, monofilament with double-armed taper needles
For which of the following positions would be head of the OR table be moved to the foot before the patient is placed on the table?
lithotomy
Which of the following laser beams is invisible and must be combined with another laser beam to enable the surgeon to aim at the target tissue?
CO2
Which of the following items are NOT considered counted and should not be opened until the end of the procedure ?
Dressing
Which of the following wound classifications would be assigned to a vaginal hysterectomy with anterior and posterior colporrhaphy?
Class II
Which of the following types of suture needles is used on friable tissue such as liver or kidney?
blunt
For which of the following positions would the head of the OR table be moved to the foot before the patient is placed on the table?
lithotomy
Materials that allow for the free flow of electrons are called:
conductors
Which of the following statements regarding instrument counts is CORRECT?
They should be counted while all are still on back table.
An assistant may be needed to properly perform which of the following types of surgical skin prep
Circumferntial extremity
Natural absorbable sutures are broken down in the body by:
enzymatic digestion
Which of the following table attachments is required to safely maintain a patient in the reverse trendelenburgh position?
Padded footboard
The opposite charged ends of a magnet are its
poles
During the process of setting up the sterile field, efficiency and economy of motion recommend that the surgical technologist (ST):
move items only once if possible
A patient undergoing chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer might experience prolonged wound healing due to:
Immunosuppressed status
Which of the following types of synthetic mesh is absorbable
Polyglactin 910
Which of the following sutures have a rapid absorption rate?
Plain surgical gut
The krypton laser is considered to be which of the following types of lasers
Gas
Which of the follwoing electrosurgery modes would not requireplacement of a patient grounding pad?
Bipolar
Which of the following terms is used for the normal resident microbial population found on human skin?
Flora
Which of the following sutures is a natural, multifilament suture classified as nonabsorbable but is undetectable in tissues after 2 years
Surgical Silk
Which of the following types of mesh is most inert in tissue
stainless steel
Source of electricity, a conductor, control device, and load are all components of
a DC circuit
Some sutures may be available with a designation of "plus" which means they
are impregnated with anitbacterial coating
Which of the following layers of the abdominal wall must be approximated securely, even if the other layers are not?
Fascia