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A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure? -
Correct Answer -pyloroplasty
The position used typically in thyroid and gallbladder surgery is - Correct Answer -
reverse trendelenburg
To perform cholangiography, which duct is identified and incised for placement of
the cholangiocatheter? - Correct Answer -cystic
Which two tests are the most cost-efficient in preoperative determination of
calculi in the bile tract? - Correct Answer -percutaneous ultrasound, liver function
tests
The condition of imperforate anus includes all of the following EXCEPT:
,*stenosis
*agenesis
*membrane atresia
*chalasia - Correct Answer -chalasia
Which position would be the most optimal for a pilonidal cycstectomy? - Correct
Answer -kraske
When removing anal warts with a laser, the rectum is packed with a wet sponge to
- Correct Answer -prevent escape of methane gas
A herniation of the cul-de-sac of Douglas is a/an - Correct Answer -enterocele
A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka - Correct Answer -Marshall-
Marchetti
A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to - Correct Answer -suspend the
vesicle neck
,The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an - Correct
Answer -pfannensteil
When establishing the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures, the CO2
gas pressure is kept between - Correct Answer -14 - 16 mmHg
When positioning a patient for a gnecological procedure involving the candy cane
stirrups, the surgical assistant is deliverate in avoiding pressure on the laterl
aspect of the patient's knee to prevent injury to which nerve? - Correct Answer -
peroneal
The most commonly identified ovarian cyst is the - Correct Answer -follicular
What is the preferred procedure for recurrent or persistent carcinoma of the
cervix after radiation therapy has been completed? - Correct Answer -pelvic
exenteration
Extrauterine disease of the female reproductive system may utilize the following
lasers via a colposcope or laparoscope EXCEPT the:
*co2
, *nd:yag
*candela
*argon - Correct Answer -candela
In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right
side slightly elevated by a wedge? - Correct Answer -caesarean section
Which procedures involve abdominal, perineal, and groin dissection? - Correct
Answer -radical vulvectomy
Which organ is frequently trapped in the inguinal sac of female patients? - Correct
Answer -ovary
A vulsellum forceps is used in ___ surgery. - Correct Answer -gynecologic
Which ligaments that contain fibrous tissue and non-striated muscle fibers passes
in the inferior direction from the cervix on each side of the rectum to the front of
the sacrum? - Correct Answer -uterosacral
UPDATED Exam Questions and Verified
Answers (2026/2027) | Graded A+ |
100% Success
A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure? -
Correct Answer -pyloroplasty
The position used typically in thyroid and gallbladder surgery is - Correct Answer -
reverse trendelenburg
To perform cholangiography, which duct is identified and incised for placement of
the cholangiocatheter? - Correct Answer -cystic
Which two tests are the most cost-efficient in preoperative determination of
calculi in the bile tract? - Correct Answer -percutaneous ultrasound, liver function
tests
The condition of imperforate anus includes all of the following EXCEPT:
,*stenosis
*agenesis
*membrane atresia
*chalasia - Correct Answer -chalasia
Which position would be the most optimal for a pilonidal cycstectomy? - Correct
Answer -kraske
When removing anal warts with a laser, the rectum is packed with a wet sponge to
- Correct Answer -prevent escape of methane gas
A herniation of the cul-de-sac of Douglas is a/an - Correct Answer -enterocele
A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka - Correct Answer -Marshall-
Marchetti
A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to - Correct Answer -suspend the
vesicle neck
,The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an - Correct
Answer -pfannensteil
When establishing the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures, the CO2
gas pressure is kept between - Correct Answer -14 - 16 mmHg
When positioning a patient for a gnecological procedure involving the candy cane
stirrups, the surgical assistant is deliverate in avoiding pressure on the laterl
aspect of the patient's knee to prevent injury to which nerve? - Correct Answer -
peroneal
The most commonly identified ovarian cyst is the - Correct Answer -follicular
What is the preferred procedure for recurrent or persistent carcinoma of the
cervix after radiation therapy has been completed? - Correct Answer -pelvic
exenteration
Extrauterine disease of the female reproductive system may utilize the following
lasers via a colposcope or laparoscope EXCEPT the:
*co2
, *nd:yag
*candela
*argon - Correct Answer -candela
In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right
side slightly elevated by a wedge? - Correct Answer -caesarean section
Which procedures involve abdominal, perineal, and groin dissection? - Correct
Answer -radical vulvectomy
Which organ is frequently trapped in the inguinal sac of female patients? - Correct
Answer -ovary
A vulsellum forceps is used in ___ surgery. - Correct Answer -gynecologic
Which ligaments that contain fibrous tissue and non-striated muscle fibers passes
in the inferior direction from the cervix on each side of the rectum to the front of
the sacrum? - Correct Answer -uterosacral
