Surgical Procedures 1 - Quiz 1 (General): Questions
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What are the 8 categories of surgical procedures? Right Ans - 1.
Emergency/Emergent
2. Urgent
3. Diagnostic
4. Elective
5. Cosmetic
6. Palliative
7. Minor
8. Major
Describe the surgical procedure category - Emergency/Emergent. Right
Ans - Life or limb threatening
Describe the surgical procedure category - Urgent. Right Ans - Patient that
is stable, and surgery is done within 24 hours (unless they become unstable)
Describe the surgical procedure category - Diagnostic. Right Ans - Surgery
just to look, it's not invasive
Describe the surgical procedure category - Elective. Right Ans - A surgery
that is recommended to get done, the patient is making the choice to have it or
the doctor recommends it, "you really should get that shoulder fix"
Describe the surgical procedure category - Cosmetic. Right Ans - Someone
that wants to alter their appearance or they have a defect they want to fix
Describe the surgical procedure category - Palliative. Right Ans - Surgery
done to make someone more comfortable and alleviate pain
Describe the surgical procedure category - Major. Right Ans - Surgery in
any of the 3 major cavities; surgeon will have an assistant
Describe the surgical procedure category - Minor. Right Ans - Surgery that
requires a small incision that is not going into a major cavity, it's less serious
, What surgical category would a motor vehicle accident, gun shot, anything
trauma, anything ruptured be apart of? Right Ans - Emergent
What surgical category would appendicitis, ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy,
something that's twisted like a bowel or testicles, or open fracture be apart of?
Right Ans - Urgent
What surgical category would a bronchoscopy or colonoscopy be apart of?
Right Ans - Diagnostic
What surgical category would a vasectomy or any sterilization procedure, hip
arthroscopy, or a knee arthroscopy be apart of? Right Ans - Elective
What surgical category would a rhinoplasty or mastopexy be apart of?
Right Ans - Cosmetic
What surgical category would debulking a tumor be apart of? Right Ans -
Palliative
What surgical category would a surgery in the abdominal, thoracic, or cranial
cavity or a total hip or knee replacement be apart of? Right Ans - Major
What surgical category would a breast biopsy, carpal tunnel, hernias, or
herniorrhaphy be apart of? Right Ans - Minor
What is defined as bringing two structures together that have a lumen
(tubular structure)? Right Ans - Anastomosis
What is defined as bringing two structures together with instruments?
Right Ans - Appose
What is defined as bringing 2 body parts together with sutures or staples?
Right Ans - Approximate
What is defined as separating tissue planes bluntly? Right Ans - Blunt
Dissection
What is defined as the meeting of two structures that shouldn't where
pathology is occurring? Right Ans - Communicate
With A+ Solutions, Expert Verified
What are the 8 categories of surgical procedures? Right Ans - 1.
Emergency/Emergent
2. Urgent
3. Diagnostic
4. Elective
5. Cosmetic
6. Palliative
7. Minor
8. Major
Describe the surgical procedure category - Emergency/Emergent. Right
Ans - Life or limb threatening
Describe the surgical procedure category - Urgent. Right Ans - Patient that
is stable, and surgery is done within 24 hours (unless they become unstable)
Describe the surgical procedure category - Diagnostic. Right Ans - Surgery
just to look, it's not invasive
Describe the surgical procedure category - Elective. Right Ans - A surgery
that is recommended to get done, the patient is making the choice to have it or
the doctor recommends it, "you really should get that shoulder fix"
Describe the surgical procedure category - Cosmetic. Right Ans - Someone
that wants to alter their appearance or they have a defect they want to fix
Describe the surgical procedure category - Palliative. Right Ans - Surgery
done to make someone more comfortable and alleviate pain
Describe the surgical procedure category - Major. Right Ans - Surgery in
any of the 3 major cavities; surgeon will have an assistant
Describe the surgical procedure category - Minor. Right Ans - Surgery that
requires a small incision that is not going into a major cavity, it's less serious
, What surgical category would a motor vehicle accident, gun shot, anything
trauma, anything ruptured be apart of? Right Ans - Emergent
What surgical category would appendicitis, ovarian cyst, ectopic pregnancy,
something that's twisted like a bowel or testicles, or open fracture be apart of?
Right Ans - Urgent
What surgical category would a bronchoscopy or colonoscopy be apart of?
Right Ans - Diagnostic
What surgical category would a vasectomy or any sterilization procedure, hip
arthroscopy, or a knee arthroscopy be apart of? Right Ans - Elective
What surgical category would a rhinoplasty or mastopexy be apart of?
Right Ans - Cosmetic
What surgical category would debulking a tumor be apart of? Right Ans -
Palliative
What surgical category would a surgery in the abdominal, thoracic, or cranial
cavity or a total hip or knee replacement be apart of? Right Ans - Major
What surgical category would a breast biopsy, carpal tunnel, hernias, or
herniorrhaphy be apart of? Right Ans - Minor
What is defined as bringing two structures together that have a lumen
(tubular structure)? Right Ans - Anastomosis
What is defined as bringing two structures together with instruments?
Right Ans - Appose
What is defined as bringing 2 body parts together with sutures or staples?
Right Ans - Approximate
What is defined as separating tissue planes bluntly? Right Ans - Blunt
Dissection
What is defined as the meeting of two structures that shouldn't where
pathology is occurring? Right Ans - Communicate
