surgical specialty quiz
Left colic artery - ANS-What major artery supplies the descending colon
Posterior communicating artery - ANS-Commonly implicated in SAH, the vessels of the Circle of
Willis include
Rib resection - ANS-Which of the following is the treatment for a patient that has a postoperative
empyema?
Tracheal obstruction - ANS-Pamela Morris is a 62-year-old woman with a 4-year history of
Graves' disease that has not responded to medical therapy. She is scheduled for a subtotal
thyroidectomy. What condition, a complication of Graves' disease, is her probable indication for
a subtotal thyroidectomy?
so that the patient does not develop hypocalcemia - ANS-During a surgical procedure to excise
a malignant thyroid gland, the surgeon asks you why she is not removing the posterior part of
the patient's thyroid gland. Your correct response is
open cavity surgery - ANS-Which of the following is a risk factor associated with unplanned
hypothermia?
Bupivicaine - ANS-Drugs used during surgery can cause potential adverse reactions. which
drug is associated with an increased rate of cardiotoxicity
Medullary thyroid cancer - ANS-When elevations in serum calcitonin are found in the patient's
blood work, what diagnosis would you suspect
Pericranial mater - ANS-The cranial meninges are composed of all except
Recurrent nerve - ANS-Inadvertent injury to which of the following nerves can result in vocal
cord paralysis
Ensure that the OR bed can accommodate the patient's weight and girth - ANS-Specific
positioning considerations for bariatric patients require particular attention to protecting these
patients from inherent risks related to their size and weight. Protective measures to protect both
patient and staff include those below. Which measure reflects the most safety protection for both
patient and staff?
Stage IIIc - ANS-the surgeon found tumor nodules growing into the skin of the breast, with
breast swelling and redness. Diagnostic imaging results described a tumor that had grown into
the chest wall and may have spread to axillary lymph nodes and to other lymph nodes behind
Left colic artery - ANS-What major artery supplies the descending colon
Posterior communicating artery - ANS-Commonly implicated in SAH, the vessels of the Circle of
Willis include
Rib resection - ANS-Which of the following is the treatment for a patient that has a postoperative
empyema?
Tracheal obstruction - ANS-Pamela Morris is a 62-year-old woman with a 4-year history of
Graves' disease that has not responded to medical therapy. She is scheduled for a subtotal
thyroidectomy. What condition, a complication of Graves' disease, is her probable indication for
a subtotal thyroidectomy?
so that the patient does not develop hypocalcemia - ANS-During a surgical procedure to excise
a malignant thyroid gland, the surgeon asks you why she is not removing the posterior part of
the patient's thyroid gland. Your correct response is
open cavity surgery - ANS-Which of the following is a risk factor associated with unplanned
hypothermia?
Bupivicaine - ANS-Drugs used during surgery can cause potential adverse reactions. which
drug is associated with an increased rate of cardiotoxicity
Medullary thyroid cancer - ANS-When elevations in serum calcitonin are found in the patient's
blood work, what diagnosis would you suspect
Pericranial mater - ANS-The cranial meninges are composed of all except
Recurrent nerve - ANS-Inadvertent injury to which of the following nerves can result in vocal
cord paralysis
Ensure that the OR bed can accommodate the patient's weight and girth - ANS-Specific
positioning considerations for bariatric patients require particular attention to protecting these
patients from inherent risks related to their size and weight. Protective measures to protect both
patient and staff include those below. Which measure reflects the most safety protection for both
patient and staff?
Stage IIIc - ANS-the surgeon found tumor nodules growing into the skin of the breast, with
breast swelling and redness. Diagnostic imaging results described a tumor that had grown into
the chest wall and may have spread to axillary lymph nodes and to other lymph nodes behind
