What direction should the stretcher be oriented when transporting a patient to the OR department?
What is feet first, rails up
100
Which portion of the gown is considered non-sterile?
What is upper arms, neckline, and axilliary region
100
For which procedure would Trendelenburg position provide optimal visualization?
What is a hysterectomy
100
Which of the following incisions is oblique?
What is Kocher
100
What is the term for a relationship that benefits one organism at the expense of another?
What is parasitism
200
How is the surgical consent signed if the person is illiterate?
What is patient marks with an "X" and witness verifies
200
What is the surgical position commonly used for thyroid and gallbladder surgery?
What is reverse Trendelenburg
200
What institutional document is completed when an adverse or unusual event takes place in the OR that may have legal consequences for the staff or patient?
What is an incident report
200
Which of the following is a fenestrated drape?
What is aperture
200
What type of disease is characterized by rapid onset and rapid recovery?
What is acute
300
A topical steroid used to reduce inflammation after eye surgery is:
What is Depo-Medrol
300
A congenital defect in which the fetal blood vessel between the pulmonary artery and aorta does not close is:
What is patent ductus arteriosus
300
What is the first step taken for an incorrect sponge count?
What is notify the surgeon
300
Which of the following is a nonadherent dressing?
What is adaptic
300
Which of the following is a mechanical method of hemostasis?
What is ligature
400
The small intestine attaches to the posterior abdominal wall by the:
What is mesentery
400
What is the name of the urinary catheter with a small, curved tapered tip used on patients with urethral strictures?
What is a coude
400
Which of the following is a commonly used preservative for tissue specimens?
What is Formalin
400
Which of the following terms describes a hernia that occurs within the Hesselbach's triangle?
What is direct
400
The organ that is connected by a duct to the duodenum is the :
What is the pancreas
500
What is the term for a relationship in which two organisms occupy the same area and one organism benefits while the other is unharmed?
What is commensalism
500
Which of the following routine preoperative laboratory studies would be ordered for premenopausal women with no history of hysterectomy?
What is HCG
500
The mumps may be diagnosed by finding inflammation in which of the following glands?
What is parotid
500
Which of the following dilators are used in the common duct?
What is Bakes
500
A brain tumor causing alteration of muscle tone, voluntary muscle coordination, gait and balance would likely be located in the: