Surgery Quiz I - Intro to the Surgical
Patient
Elective Surgery
What surgeries are scheduled more than 24 hrs in advanced?
Urgent Surgery
What surgeries are scheduled w/i 6-24 hrs, where life or limb is under threat?
Emergent surgery
What surgeries are schedules w/i 6 hrs, where life or limb is under threat?
CBC and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with cardiac disease?
CBC, ECG, and CXR
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with pulmonary disease (COPD,
active asthma)?
CBC, BMP, and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with ESRD on dialysis?
CBC, and BMP
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with renal insufficiency?
ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with hypertension?
BMP and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with DM?
, CBC and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with vascular disease?
CBC, BMP, ECG, and CXR
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt for a major open operation?
ABO group, Rh, and clinically relevant alloantibodies
What is determined in type and screen?
ABO group, Rh, clinically relevant alloantibodies, and combining of pt and
donor plasma or serum to see if there is agglutination.
What is determined in type and match?
When a pt is actively bleeding or has a high risk of bleeding
When is type and matching performed?
72 hrs and the pt has to always be wearing their bracelet
How long is "matched" blood held for?
Risks that can be reduced with careful planning and optimizing health, such as
a high A1C or poor PFTs that respond to a bronchodilator
What are examples of modifiable operative risk factors?
Gunshot to the abdomen where the bowel is compromised has a high risk of
infection
What are examples of inherent operative risk factors?
The risk is considered unacceptable
What are examples of prohibitive operative risk factors?
Patient
Elective Surgery
What surgeries are scheduled more than 24 hrs in advanced?
Urgent Surgery
What surgeries are scheduled w/i 6-24 hrs, where life or limb is under threat?
Emergent surgery
What surgeries are schedules w/i 6 hrs, where life or limb is under threat?
CBC and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with cardiac disease?
CBC, ECG, and CXR
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with pulmonary disease (COPD,
active asthma)?
CBC, BMP, and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with ESRD on dialysis?
CBC, and BMP
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with renal insufficiency?
ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with hypertension?
BMP and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with DM?
, CBC and ECG
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt with vascular disease?
CBC, BMP, ECG, and CXR
What pre-op tests should be order for a pt for a major open operation?
ABO group, Rh, and clinically relevant alloantibodies
What is determined in type and screen?
ABO group, Rh, clinically relevant alloantibodies, and combining of pt and
donor plasma or serum to see if there is agglutination.
What is determined in type and match?
When a pt is actively bleeding or has a high risk of bleeding
When is type and matching performed?
72 hrs and the pt has to always be wearing their bracelet
How long is "matched" blood held for?
Risks that can be reduced with careful planning and optimizing health, such as
a high A1C or poor PFTs that respond to a bronchodilator
What are examples of modifiable operative risk factors?
Gunshot to the abdomen where the bowel is compromised has a high risk of
infection
What are examples of inherent operative risk factors?
The risk is considered unacceptable
What are examples of prohibitive operative risk factors?
