A complication of steep reverse Trendelenburg position is?
A. Deep vein thrombosis
B. Arterial compression
C. Cardiac overload.
D. Respiratory alkalosis correct answers A
which position should be used for Posterior Colpotomy?
A. Prone.
B. Supine.
C. Lithotomy.
D. Fowler's correct answers C
Which is the BEST way to prevent hypothermia in the OR?
A. Forced air warming blanket.
B. Warmed IV solutions.
C. Warmed irrigation solution.
D. Multiple layers of blankets. correct answers A
OR humidity must be maintained between what range?
A. 5-20%
B. 20-60%
,C. 40-80%
D. 50-90% correct answers B
This is an important process in which all team members must participate just prior to incision.
What is it called?
A. Huddle
B. Timeout.
C. Debriefing
D. Consent correct answers B
Mohs surgery is used to treat what type of cancer?
A. Malignant melanoma and basal cell carcinoma.
B. Basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma.
C. Malignant melanoma and squamous cell carcinoma.
D. Basal cell and Merkel cell carcinoma correct answers B
When reviewing the patients chart scheduled for a mammoplasty, it's noticed that their K+ is 5.4.
What is the patient suffering from?
A. Hyperkalemia
B. Hypercalcemia
C. Hypokalemia.
D. Hypocalcemia correct answers A
Which device is the preferred positioning device used during surgical procedures?
,A. Foam pads.
B. Saline bags.
C. Gel pads.
D. Sheet rolls. correct answers C
When inserting a Foley catheter into a male patient, the surgical assistant encounters difficulty.
What is the NEXT step that the surgical assistant should take?
A. Proceed with force until the catheter goes in.
B. Stop attempting and notify the surgeon.
C. Abort the surgical procedure.
D. Obtain a new kit and try again. correct answers B
What could occur as a result of a tourniquet causing excessive pressure on the nerve?
A. Paralysis
B. Ischemia
C. Hematoma
D. Necrosis correct answers A
What position is used for a LAVH?
A. Reverse Trendelenburg
B. Supine
C. Lateral Recumbent
D. Lithotomy correct answers D
, What type of positioning injury occurs when underlying tissue is stationary while the skeletal
structure moves?
A. Friction injury
B. Pressure injury
C. Shear injury
D. negativity injury correct answers C
What patient positioning would be MOST likely to cause an obturator nerve injury?
A. Lateral
B. Prone
C. Lithotomy
D. Semi- Fowler's correct answers C
When the surgeon incises tissue, the surgical assistant usually provides a clear field by?
A. Light Adjustment
B. Clamping
C. Retraction
D. Cauterizing correct answers C
Which procedure is known as a Kelley procedure?
A. Anterior colporrhaphy
B. Cervical conization
C. Bartholin cyst marsupialization