Cat 1
Which of the following members of the surgical team gives permission to the patient to be positioned or transferred?
anesthesia provider
Which of the following positions used for flexible colonoscopy procedures and may be performed on the patients stretcher?
Sims
Electrical current ultimately seeks the
ground prong
Incisional, nosocomial, and deep are types of:
surgical site infections
Evisceration of an abdominal wound is
protrusion of viscera through all tissue layers
A wound that is not sutured and that gradually fills in by granulation heals by _ intention?
second
Which of the following positions would facilitate exposure of the operative area during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
reverse Trendelenburg with slight tilt to the left
Which of the following postoperative wound complications would require immediate surgical intervention?
Evisceration
Which of the following of techniques of counting sponges on the sterile field is an example of a best practice?
Remove paper bands around sponges and seperate each sponge into separate piles while counting aloud with the circulator.
The term for removal of foreign material or contaminated debris from a wound is
debridement
The safety belt or strap is placed on a patient in supine position on the OR table:
two inches proximal to the knees
Lasers cause thermal damage to tissue through which of the following interactions?
absorption
Which of the following types of suture ties has an attached needle?
Suture ligature
The type of energy that cuts and coagulates tissue while using mechanical vibration is
ultrasonic
The purpose of radio frequency tracking system in the OR is to
reduce the possibility of retained foreign objects
When using bipolar forceps
one side of the forceps collects and returns the current to the generator.
Which of the following choices is NOT inn method of achieving homeostasis?
apportional
Which of the following tissue layers of the abdominal wall is the primary supportive tissue and must be closed securely?
fascia
Inflammation can best be described as
a normal protective response to tissue injury
Ligatures are used to
tie off blood vessels
To achieve the goal of leaving as little foreign material in a wound the ideal suture selected should have
high-tensile strength and small diameter.
Which of the following parts of the ESU should never be in the off position while the unit is in use?
audible tone?
Which of the following type of needles is preferred for suturing of skin?
cutting
The appropriate method for delivering a sterile item to the back table from a peel package is to
open package laterally and completely and gently toss item without touching glued edge or going over back table
During laser surgery on the larynx which special precautions must be taken
use a non-flammable ET tube