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50 Cards in this Set
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A hernia that occurs within the Hasselbach's triangle and does not have a sac is called a/an______________hernia.
a. Direct b. Indirect c. Femoral d. Hiatal |
a. direct
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The defect in an inguinal hernia occurs in the_______muscle
a. scarpa's fascia b. internal oblique c. transversalis d. cremaster |
c. transversalis
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Which of the following is a type of oblique incision?
a. midline b. Kocher c. paramedian d. pfannenstiel |
b. Kocher [used for exposing the biliary tract (rt side) or spleen (lf side)]
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A hemolytic disease of the newborns is known as
a. thalassemia b. polycythemia c. erythroblastosis fetalis d. hemolytic anemia |
c. erythroblastosis fetalis
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All of the following are intestinal instuments EXCEPT:
a. allen forceps b. best clamps c. heaney forceps d. doyen forceps |
c. heaney forceps
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The instrument used for common duct exploration during open cholecystectomy is:
a. fogerty catheters b. schnidt forceps c. bakes dilator d. ochsner trocars |
c. bakes dilator
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The incision commonly used for an appendectomy is:
a. kocher b. mcburney c. pfannestiel d. paramedian |
b. mcburney
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Gilssion's capsule is the:
a. lateral portion of the spleen. b. junction of the pancreas and duodenum c. external covering of the liver d. renal fascia |
c. external covering of the liver
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is performed to:
a. visualize the biliary and pancreatic tracts b. remove common bile duct stones c. determine pancreatic function d. assess liver function |
a. visualize the biliary and pancreatic tracts
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What can be accomplished when positioning the patient for a thyroidectomy to facilitate exposure to the surgical site ?
a. rolled sheet placed under shoulders b. trendelenburg position c. rotate head to the left d. bolster placed under the axilla |
a. rolled sheet placed under shoulders
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A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating:
a. prostate cancer b. coronary artery disease c. esophageal varices d. peptic ulcers |
c. esophageal varices
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Omental flaps, filciform ligament, or Gerota's fascia flaps may be used to:
a. repair abdominal defects b. control liver hemorrhage c. repair pelvic defects d. control splenic hemorrhage |
b. control liver hemorrhage
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If the surgeons preferance card listed a Bookwalter of Omnitract, what type of instument would be used?
a. hemostatic clamp b. self retaining retractor c. biliary tract instrument d. stapling device |
b. self retaining retractor
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The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic obstruction is:
a. gastrostomy b. colostomy c. cecostomy d. ileostomy |
c. cecostomy
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Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for:
a. pancreatic pseudocysts b. cancer of the cecum c. hepatitis d. obstruction of the duodenum |
a. pancreatic pseudocysts
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The incision used for a splenectomy is:
a. midline transverse b. thoracoabdominal c. subcostal d. lower paramedian |
c. subcostal
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A silverman biopsy needle is used for a/an _______ biopsy.
a. lung b. cervical c. liver d. kidney |
c. liver
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a cholelithotripsy is performed to fragment:
a. gallstones b. kidney stones c. bladder stones d. ureteral stones |
a. gallstones
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choledochotomy is performed to:
a. visualize the common bile duct b. drain the common bile duct c. excise the common bile duct d. by pass the common bile duct |
b. drain the common bile duct
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The incision for a resection of the sigmoid colon is a/an:
a. paramedian b. subcostal c. midline transverse d. pfannenstiel |
a. paramedian
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A thoracoabdominal incision is used when performing a/an:
a. partial gastrectomy b. open hiatal hernia repair c. pancreatic procedure d. cholecystectomy |
b. open hiatal hernia repair
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A type of deep retractor commonly used during an open cholecysectomy is a/an:
a. US army b. harrington c. green d. gelpi |
b. harrington
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The procedure for a lower rectal malignancy that requires an abdominal and rectal incision is a/an:
a. whipple's b. abdominoperineal resection c. wertheim d. sigmoid resection |
b. abdominoperineal resection
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Another name fo a parial gastrectomy is:
a. billroth I b. whipple c. wertheim d. meckel |
a. billroth I
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At the completion of the anastomosis of an intestine, the instruments used are placed:
a. on the back table b. in a seperate basin c. on Mayo tray d. off the sterile field |
b. in a seperate basin
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What other procedure is performed with a vagotomy?
a. pyloroplasty b. gastrectomy c. ileostomy d. colostomy |
a. pyloroplasty
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The type of ostomy established when a total colectomy is performed is:
a. ileostomy b. colostomy c. rectosigmoidostomy d. jejunostomy |
a. ileostomy
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another name for a whipple's procedure is:
a. transduodenal sphicterotomy b. pancreatectomy c. pancreaticoduodenectomy d. hepatic resection |
c. pancreaticoduodenectomy
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The procedure performed to correct pyloric stenosis in the newborn is:
a. Fredet-Ramstedt b. Heller c. Nissen d. Kasai |
a. Fredet-Ramstedt
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The instument commonly used to provide traction on the gallbladder during an open cholecystectomy is:
a. mixter forceps b. deaver retractor c. kocher clamp d. pean forceps |
d. pean forceps
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A purse string suture is placed in the cecal serosa for an appendectomy to:
a. invert the appendiceal stump b. close the appendiceal base c. control hemorrhage d. close the cecum |
a. invert the appendiceal stump
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The heller procedure is performed to correct:
a. gastroesophageal reflux b. esophageal diverticulum c esophageal obstruction d. gastric acidosis |
c esophageal obstruction
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the procedure to correct intrahepatic obstruction is:
a. portacaval shunt b. hepatic portoenterostomy c. vena cava filter insertion d. hepatic resection |
a. portacaval shunt
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a forcep commonly used to remove gallstones from the common bile duct during an open cholecystectomy is:
a. potts-smith b. randall c. babcock d. kelly |
b. randall
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during an appendectomy, the structure that must be dissected free from its attachment to the cecum is called the
a. omentum b. peritoneum c. taenia d. mesoappendix |
d. mesoappendix
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during a thyroidectomy the nerve that must be preserved is the
a. vagus b. hypoglossal c. recurrent laryngeal d. glossopharyngeal |
c. recurrent laryngeal
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during a mastectomy, which irrigating solution is used on the muscle layer due to its hypotonic properties?
a. saline b. ringer's lactate c. sterile water d. glycine |
c. sterile water
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a left subcostal incision indicates surgery of the:
a. gallbladder b. spleen c. pancreas d. liver |
b. spleen
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an irreducible hernia in which the abdominal contents have become necrotic is called:
a. strangulated b. incarcerated c. sliding d. ventral |
a. strangulated
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tetany is a possible postoperative complication following a/an:
a. mastectomy b. thyroidectomy c. splenectomy d. colectomy |
b. thyroidectomy
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splenectomy is indicated for all of the following EXCEPT:
a. biliary obstruction b. trauma c. hemolytic jaundice d. hodgkin's disease |
a. biliary obstruction
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the instument used to grasp the appendix during an open appendectomy is:
a. kocher b. pean clamp c. babcock forceps d. allis forceps |
c. babcock forceps
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the structures that must be ligated prior to removal of the gallbladder are the:
a. common bile duct; cystic duct b. common bile duct; hepatic duct c. cystic artery; hepatic duct d. cystic artery; cystic duct |
d. cystic artery; cystic duct
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a Meckel's diverticulum occurs on the:
a. distal ileum b. cecum c. sigmoid d. duodenum |
a. distal ileum
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the organ that often sustains an incidental injury during a transverse colectomy is the:
a. liver b. right kidney c. spleen d. distal stomach |
c. spleen
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during a laparoscopic Nisen fundoplication, the instrument used to grasp the upper portion of the fundus of the stomach is;
a. endo-babcock b. endograsper c. endo-allis d. endo retractor |
a. endo-babcock
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the laparoscope with attached video camera is inserted through the ___________port during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
a. xiphoid b. lateral c. mediolateral d. umbilical |
d. umbilical
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during a laparoscopic appendectomy, which instument is commonly used to dissect free the appendix from its attachment to the mesoappendix?
a. endoscopic linear stapler b. endoscissors c. endo-ligaclip applier d. endo-dissecting forceps |
a. endoscopic linear stapler
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during a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the size of the laterally placed trocars is:
a. 5 mm b. 10 mm c. 12 mm d. 14 mm |
a. 5 mm
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what type of hernia is a combination of direct and indirect inguinal hernia?
a. hypogastric b. pantaloon c. sliding d. ventral |
b. pantaloon
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