A Dr. Thing
A patient undergoing bariatric surgery may require extra time for general anesthetic reversal because anesthetic agents may be accumulated in and slowly eliminated from which of the following types of tissue?
adipose fat
T/F: Bradycardia is a physiological response for the neonate affected by hypovolemic shock.
True
T/F: Cultural and religious values of patients can conflict with the practice of modern medicine.
True
For what type of research was Elizabeth Kubler-Ross best known?
Five Stages of Grief
T/F: Muscle hypotonia is NOT a condition of a patient with DS and should not be considered when positioning on the operating table.
False
The intraoperative and postoperative use of the _____ is vital for preventing hypovolemic shock in pregnant patients.
EFM
SIDS (formerly known as “crib death”) is categorized as which of the following general categories of cause of death?
sudden
Which of the following religions believes in reincarnation and that the rebirth is influenced by the previous death experience?
Buddhism
Denial, rationalization, regression, and repression are common forms of which of the following types of mechanisms?
coping
Which of the following procedures would be surgical treatment for an older patient’s psychological dissatisfaction with their appearance?
blepharoplasty and rhytidectomy
Which of the following terms describes a set of therapies that preserves a patient’s life when body systems are not functioning sufficiently?
life support
What is the MOST common type of shock seen in infants and children?
septic
Which of the following religions typically prohibits its followers from receiving blood transfusions?
Jehovah’s Witness
The patient statement "I know I will be in a better place" is part of:
the acceptance stage of grief.
In preparing a patient for surgery, which of the following items should be removed to facilitate oxygen blood level assessment?
nail polish
A person controlling or directing an employee has a greater responsibility than a person paying the employee.
Doctrine of a Borrowed Servant
Which area of concern or fear would MOST likely be the main focus for a teenage patient having surgery?
body image
Clinicians who practice _______ _________ can improve the quality of care and patient outcomes.
Cultural Competence
What type of coping mechanism does a patient deal with when refusing to hold any discussions concerning what is happening?
repression
T/F: Radiation is rarely encountered in the operating room. Therefore, radiation protection is not necessary for the surgical team.
False
People should act as would any reasonable person of ordinary prudence.
Doctrine of the Reasonably Prudent Person
What type of nerve injury occasionally occurs due to the direct pressure on the infant’s face by the mother’s pelvis or from the use of forceps?
facial nerve
Religion that requires saving of an amputated limb
Judaism
Which type of general category of death would most likely generate high emotional trauma for family members and a need to follow protocols for preservation of evidence in the perioperative period?
accidental
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