SURGICAL SPECIALTY exam questions |\ |\ |\ |\
with answers |\
During a laparoscopic procedure CO2 is instilled into the
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abdominal cavity to provide visulization of the operative site and
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to prevent injury of the internal viscera the installation of the
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abdomen with CO2 is called - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Pneumoperitoneum
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a
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tympanoplasty - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Temporalis fascia |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A defect in the pubocervical fashion that is typically torn by
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childbirth obesity or aging that allows the bladder to prolapse or
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herniate into the vagina is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Cystocele
What anatomical landmark does a surgeon use when making a
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midline incision for an exploratory laparotomy - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Linea alba |\ |\
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical
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procedure to prevent spasms of the vessel - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Papaverine hydrochloride |\
The surgical cutting of the trigeminal nerve to relieve pain and
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muscle spasm's in the face is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Rhizotomy
,A 25-year-old female patient has been seen in the emergency
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department complaining of severe pain in the left lower quadrant |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
her hemoglobin is six GM/DL with a him adequate of 26% which
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indicates that she may be hemorrhaging internally an emergency
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surgery is performed to move it hypovolemic shock which of the
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following would be the most likely diagnosis for this patient -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ruptured ectopic pregnancy |\ |\ |\ |\
A 28-year-old male patient is complaining of pain malocclusion of
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the jaw and diplopia after being involved in an automobile
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accident he is diagnosed with a mid facial fracture that extends
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transversely from the zygomatic arch is through the orbits into |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the ether my bones which of the following fractures best
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describes the patient's injury - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔LeFort 111
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fracture
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A 21 month old patient is scheduled for a surgical procedure to
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treat chronic otitis media this procedure involves an incision into
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the 10 panic membrane to remove a cumulative fluid from the
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middle ear the name of the surgical procedure is a - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Myringotomy |\
What tissue is removed during a circumcision - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Prepuce |\
What surgical procedure might be performed on a 40-year-old
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obese man to treat sleep apnea - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Uvulpalatopharyngoplasty
, After the common internal and external carotid artery's have
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dissected free and or isolated with a vessel loop during a carotid
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endarterectomy the next step would be to - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Oakland the vessel with angle vascular plants such as a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bulldog vascular clamp |\ |\
What type of self retaining retractor is used during an open
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abdominal aortic aneurysm him repair to provide deep exposure
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to the vascular graft is being sutured into place - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Bookwalter retractor |\ |\
If a patient has been diagnosed with a deep thing thrombosis
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what procedure is performed if he or she could not tolerate
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anticoagulant therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Insertion of a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
vena cava filter|\ |\
A suction catheter that is used during a cyst Syrian section when
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meconium stained fluid is noted as the uterus is opened is a -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Delee |\ |\
Another name for an abdominoplasty is - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Panniculectomy
Which surgical procedure is performed using phacoemulsification
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through a small incision to remove a clouded crystalline lens -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extracapsular cataract extraction
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What type of scissors are used for in arteriotomy - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Potts-smith |\
with answers |\
During a laparoscopic procedure CO2 is instilled into the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
abdominal cavity to provide visulization of the operative site and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to prevent injury of the internal viscera the installation of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
abdomen with CO2 is called - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Pneumoperitoneum
What structure or material is often used as a graft during a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
tympanoplasty - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Temporalis fascia |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
A defect in the pubocervical fashion that is typically torn by
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
childbirth obesity or aging that allows the bladder to prolapse or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
herniate into the vagina is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Cystocele
What anatomical landmark does a surgeon use when making a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
midline incision for an exploratory laparotomy - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Linea alba |\ |\
What medication is used during a peripheral vascular surgical
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
procedure to prevent spasms of the vessel - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Papaverine hydrochloride |\
The surgical cutting of the trigeminal nerve to relieve pain and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
muscle spasm's in the face is called a - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Rhizotomy
,A 25-year-old female patient has been seen in the emergency
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
department complaining of severe pain in the left lower quadrant |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
her hemoglobin is six GM/DL with a him adequate of 26% which
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
indicates that she may be hemorrhaging internally an emergency
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
surgery is performed to move it hypovolemic shock which of the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
following would be the most likely diagnosis for this patient -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ruptured ectopic pregnancy |\ |\ |\ |\
A 28-year-old male patient is complaining of pain malocclusion of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the jaw and diplopia after being involved in an automobile
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
accident he is diagnosed with a mid facial fracture that extends
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
transversely from the zygomatic arch is through the orbits into |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the ether my bones which of the following fractures best
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
describes the patient's injury - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔LeFort 111
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fracture
|\
A 21 month old patient is scheduled for a surgical procedure to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
treat chronic otitis media this procedure involves an incision into
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the 10 panic membrane to remove a cumulative fluid from the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
middle ear the name of the surgical procedure is a - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Myringotomy |\
What tissue is removed during a circumcision - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Prepuce |\
What surgical procedure might be performed on a 40-year-old
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
obese man to treat sleep apnea - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Uvulpalatopharyngoplasty
, After the common internal and external carotid artery's have
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dissected free and or isolated with a vessel loop during a carotid
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
endarterectomy the next step would be to - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Oakland the vessel with angle vascular plants such as a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
bulldog vascular clamp |\ |\
What type of self retaining retractor is used during an open
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
abdominal aortic aneurysm him repair to provide deep exposure
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
to the vascular graft is being sutured into place - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Bookwalter retractor |\ |\
If a patient has been diagnosed with a deep thing thrombosis
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
what procedure is performed if he or she could not tolerate
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
anticoagulant therapy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Insertion of a |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
vena cava filter|\ |\
A suction catheter that is used during a cyst Syrian section when
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
meconium stained fluid is noted as the uterus is opened is a -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Delee |\ |\
Another name for an abdominoplasty is - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Panniculectomy
Which surgical procedure is performed using phacoemulsification
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
through a small incision to remove a clouded crystalline lens -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Extracapsular cataract extraction
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What type of scissors are used for in arteriotomy - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Potts-smith |\
