Welcome to your Surgical Technology A NAME: EMAIL: Mobile: [The following comply with protocol for protective eyewear EXCEPT:] impervious face shields can be worn goggles can be worn prescribe eyeglasses All eye covers must extend from the front to the side None . [Why would gas sterilization be chosen over steam sterilization?] It is less expensive It is less damaging to items It is faster It is more effective None . [Staphylococcus aureus would most likely be transmitted by:] urine feces nose and mouth sex organs None . [Inflammation in the following gland may be used to diagnose the disease mumps is:] sublingual submandibular thyroid parotid None . [When is the standing stool positioned?] Should be positioned before the opening of the sterile field to avoid contamination Should be positioned after the surgical prep and prior to draping Should be positioned prior to incision There is no specific time to position the stool None . [To be sterilized effectively, a linen pack must not weigh more than:] 12 lb 14 lb 16 lb 18 lb None . [All factors increase the surgical patient’s risk for infection EXCEPT:] location of surgery health of the patient length of the procedure position of the patient None . [The trade name for xylocaine is:] Pontocaine Marcaine Lidocaine Sensorcaine None . [Areas needing special cleaning attention on a weekly or monthly routine would include:] furniture air-conditioning grills and walls ceiling mounted and wall-mounted fixtures and tracks kick buckets None . [Which statement regarding the removal of gown and gloves does NOT meet safe criteria?] The gloves are removed before the gown The gown is pulled off inside out The gown is untied by the circulator The gloves are removed inside out None . [When using a high-level disinfectant, always:] submerge items while wet rinse items with sterile distilled water before using soak items in saline before using add hot diluent to activated agent None . [A Steffee plate is a:] shoulder replacement knee joint replacement femoral implant spinal implant None . [Scatter radiation effects are directly related to:] amount of radiation length of exposure accumulation of radioactive substances in operating room (OR) amount of radiation and length of exposure time None . [When there is a relationship between two organisms that occupy the same space but one organism benefits and the other does not but is unharmed it is termed:] mutualism commensalism parasitism none of the above None . [A surgical wound that is sutured together heals by:] granulation primary intention inflammatory means second intention None . [What retractor is used in abdominal procedures and commonly used in pelvic procedures?] A B D None of the above None Comment . [A method of anesthesia in which medication is injected into the subarachnoid space, affecting a portion of the spinal cord, is called a:] Bier block field block nerve block spinal block None . [Retention sutures are:] used to retract tissue used for tendon repair it was originally used to tie off the umbilical cord of infants large sutures, nonabsorbable, interrupted and placed through all layers to reinforce closure None . [What is the term that refers to separating tissue layers on a vertical plane using dissecting scissors?] Incision Undermining Transecting Blunt dissection None . [All pertain to laminar air flow EXCEPT:] maintains positive pressure maintains negative pressure has unidirectional airflow maintains a higher pressure in the OR None . [Drapes are:] adjusted after placement for correct position unfolded before being carried to OR table passed across the table to surgeon along with towel clips placed on a dry area None . [The amount of pressure used to inflate a tourniquet depends on all of the following EXCEPT:] patient’s age size of extremity depth of surgical incision systolic blood pressure None . [Which instrument is used to divide the cystic following the ligation?] D E H G None . [The instrument in Figure 15–18B is:] Leksell Pituitary Scoville Taylor None . [The patented name of medication is also its:] chemical name proprietary name molecular name None of the above None . [All the following drains are considered active postoperative drains that are attached to an external force EXCEPT:] sump chest Penrose Hemovac None . [A laboratory procedure useful in classifying bacteria using a staining procedure is:] gram stain iodine stain acid-fast stain differential stain None . [Medications used to prevent post op infections are:] antiemetics antipyretics antibiotics agonists None . [A neuro headrest skull clamp is called a/an:] Sachs Frazier Adson Mayfield None . [How many milliliters are in 1 oz?] 10 30 75 100 None . Time's up
