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For peripheral vascular procedures, 5,000 units of heparin, used topically,
should be diluted in - -1,000 mL normal saline
-A male patient weighing 240 pounds has just lost 3 liters of blood
intraoperatively due to a bleeding vessel. The surgical technologist should -
-Have lap sponges, hemostats and ties ready, following surgeon's direction
-Which of the following drugs has been identified as a triggering agent for
malignant hyperthermia? - -Anectine
-Which of the following is true regarding use of a da Vinci robot? - -Increase
visualization
-The fourth ventricle of the brain is located - -posterior to the medulla and
pons
-Post-operative case management of the sharps after a vascular procedure
requires which of the following steps? - -The surgical technologist gathers
the sharps into the red plastic bio-hazard container.
-A properly grounded electrocautery circuit is characterized by the
movement of - -Electrons
-Which is the inner lining of the heart? - -endocardium
-Which of the following pieces of equipment can take place of the traditional
clamping, cutting, and suturing sequence? - -LigaSure
-A surgical technologist is preparing instruments for sterilization to be used
in an ORIF procedure. How would these items be classified, and what process
would be used? - -Critical; heat
-Which of the following is the preferred method of sterilization for objects
that can withstand high temperatures? - -Steam
-Which of the following ligaments suspend the uterus from the pelvic wall? -
-Broad
-As a surgeon creates burr holes with the perforator during a craniotomy, a
surgical technologist should - -Irrigate the bit with saline
, -All removable parts should be removed from which of the following
instruments for sterilization? - -Poole
-Which of the following is a disadvantage of spinal anesthesia? - -Dosage
control
-Which of the following drugs is used topically in vascular and neurological
procedures to dilate blood vessels? - -Papaverine
-Which of the following is the most appropriate method for sterilizing a
rubber band? - -Vaporized hydrogen peroxide
-On which of the following setups is the instrument shown below most likely
to be found? - -Adenoidectomy
-Which of the following decontaminates instruments after an operative
procedure? - -Washer sterilizer
-Bile enters the duodenum through an opening called the - -Ampulla of
vater
-Which of the following is the most important role of a surgical technologist?
- -Ensure sterile technique
-Which of the measurement system is utilized when measuring
pharmacologic agents? - -Metric
-Which of the following staplers is used in gastrointestinal surgery to insert
two straight, staggered, evenly-spaced, parallel rows of staples into tissue? -
-Linear
-After blood is oxygenated in the lungs, it returns to the heart through the -
-Left atrium
-Which of the following sterilization processes uses hydrogen peroxide gas
plasma to sterilize an item? - -Sterrad
-Which of the following describes intra-articular? - -within a joint
-During a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the surgeon makes several
offensive comments to surgical technologist. Which of the following is the
best course of action for the surgical technologist? - -Ask the surgeon to stop
and report it after the case
-During the sterilization process, which of the following is the most reliable
method of determining the sterilization parameters? - -Biological monitoring
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