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Clean-Contaminted - ANSWER✔Which of the following is the wound classifications for a
bronchoscopy:

Clean

Contaminated

Dirty and infected

Clean-contaminated



Teeth - ANSWER✔Which of the following structures is located in the alveolar processes?

Teeth

Sinuses

Tonsils

Villi



Alpha-chymotrypsin - ANSWER✔The enzyme used to soften the zonules of the lens before
cataract surgery is:

Atropine sulfate

Alpha-chymotrypsin

Acetylcholine chloride

Pilocarpine hydrochloride



Flat - ANSWER✔When perforated metal trays are placed on the shelves of the steam sterilizing
cart, they should be positioned:

Flat

,Upside down

Vertical

Angled



Enter head first, exit feet first - ANSWER✔How should the stretcher be oriented when necessary
to use an elevator to transport a patient to the OR?

Place stretcher sideways in elevator

Enter head first, exit feet first

Position in elevator is irrelevant

Enter feet first, exit head first



Pfannenstiel - ANSWER✔Which of the following is a curved, transverse incision across the lower
abdomen frequently used in gynecological surgery?

Midline

Paramedian

McBurney's

Pfannenstiel



Potassium - ANSWER✔Hyperkalemia is a high concentration of:

Calcium

Nitrogen

Potassium

Albumin



Informed consent - ANSWER✔Permission for treatment given with full knowledge of the risks is
a/an:

Tort

,Malpractice

Personal liability

Informed consent



Fascia - ANSWER✔Which of the following tissues are cut using curved Mayo scissors?

Fascia

Periosteum

Dura mater

Arterial wall



Argon - ANSWER✔Which laser beam can travel through clear tissues without heating them?

Argon

Excimer

Carbon dioxide

Neodymium: YAG



Cardia - ANSWER✔Which portion of the stomach surrounds the lower esophageal sphincter?

Cardia

Fundus

Pylorus

Antrum



Spores - ANSWER✔Low level disinfectants kill most microbes, but do not destroy:

Viruses

Bacteria

Fungi

, Spores



Backtable - ANSWER✔The surgical pack utilized to created the sterile field should be opened on
the:

Stretcher

OR table

Backtable

Mayo stand



Insulin - ANSWER✔The islets of Langerhans secrete:

Bile

Insulin

Intrinsic factor

Inhibiting hormones



Extraction - ANSWER✔What type of procedure would involve the removal of teeth?

Cleft palate repair

Arch bar application

Extraction

Implants



Escherichia coli - ANSWER✔Which organism is a normal resident flora of the intestinal tract?

Escherichia coli

Staphylococcus aureus

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Clostridium tetani

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