Anatomy
McBurney's Point is used to locate inflammation of what organ?
What is an Appendix?
What instrument is used to clamp blood vessels before tying them off?
What is Hemostat?
A patient requires a surgical opening in the neck to assist with long-term breathing. What procedure is performed?
What is Tracheostomy?
What discovery allowed surgery to be performed without patients experiencing pain?
What is Anesthesia?
Which organ can regenerate after a partial surgical removal?
What is Liver?
What is the ligament that divides the liver into anatomical right and left lobes?
What is Falciform ligament or Round ligament of the liver?
What suction device is commonly used to clear blood or fluid from the surgical field?
What is Yankauer suction?
What is the Spleen?
Which war significantly accelerated the development of trauma and reconstructive surgery?
What is World War II?
What procedure repairs a protrusion of abdominal contents through a weakness in the abdominal wall?
What is Hernia repair?
What artery is most commonly injured in an epidural hematoma after head trauma?
What is Middle meningeal artery?
What type of surgical needle is most commonly used for suturing skin because it can penetrate tough tissue?
What is a cutting needle?
What is the most common cause of small bowel obstruction in adults?
What are post-surgical adhesions?
What technological advancement has allowed surgeons to perform minimally invasive procedures with robot assistance?
What is Robotic Surgery?
What is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the world?
What is a Cesarean section?
Which nerve is most at risk of injury during a thyroidectomy?
What is Recurrent laryngeal nerve?
What surgical instrument is commonly used to cauterize tissue and control bleeding using electrical current?
What is a Bovie?
A patient with a large surgical wound that cannot be closed immediately is treated with a device that applies continuous negative pressure to remove fluid and promote tissue healing. What therapy is being used?
What is Wound Vac?
Before anesthesia became widely used, what substance was sometimes given to patients to dull surgical pain?
What is Alcohol or opium?
What scoring system is commonly used in trauma surgery to quickly assess the severity of injuries and guide treatment decisions?
What is the Glasgow Coma Scale?
What triangle is used to identify structures during laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
What is Calot's triangle?
What life-support device temporarily takes over the function of the heart and lungs during severe cardiac or respiratory failure?
What is ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation)?
A patient with end-stage heart failure receives a device that pumps blood from the left ventricle to the aorta. What device was implanted?
What is LVAD?
What was the first successfully transplanted organ in humans?
What is kidney?
What condition occurs when increased pressure within a muscle compartment compromises circulation and requires emergency surgery?
What is Compartment syndrome?