SURGICAL SPECIALTY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SURGICAL SPECIALTY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS During a laparoscopic procedure CO2 is instilled into the abdominal cavity to provide visualization of the operative site and to prevent injury of the internal viscera the installation of the abdomen with CO2 is called - ANS Pneumoperitoneum What structure or material is often used as a graft during a tympanoplasty - ANS Temporalis fascia A defect in the pubocervical fashion that is typically torn by childbirth obesity or aging that allows the bladder to prolapse or herniate into the vagina is called a - ANS Cystocele What anatomical landmark does a surgeon use when making a midline incision for an exploratory laparotomy - ANS Linea alba What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical procedure to prevent spasms of the vessel - ANS Papaverine hydrochloride The surgical cutting of the trigeminal nerve to relieve pain and muscle spasm's in the face is called a - ANS Rhizotomy A 25-year-old female patient has been seen in the emergency department complaining of severe pain in the left lower quadrant her hemoglobin is six GM/DL with a him adequate of 26% which indicates that she may be hemorrhaging internally an emergency surgery is performed to move it hypovolemic shock which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis for this patient - ANS Ruptured ectopic pregnancy