Surgical Technology Question

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During surgery, towel clips may be

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removed and discarded as long as the area is covered with sterile linen

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As grossly soiled instruments are returned to the scrub, they should be

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wiped off with a moist sponge or soaked in a basin of sterile distilled water

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When the scrub is draping a nonsterile table, he or she must

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cuff the drape over his or her gloved hands

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When covering a Mayo stand, the scrub should

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use a wide cuff

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If a sterile field becomes moistened during a case

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extra linen is added to area

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The main purpose of the skin prep is to

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remove dirt, oil, and microbes, and to reduce the microbial count

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Which is the antiseptic solution of choice for a skin prep

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povidone-iodine

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When are counts done in the OR

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before beginning of case, at beginning of wound closure, and at skin closure

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Soiled sponges are

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never touched with bare hands

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Specimens may be passed off the sterile OR table by the scrub person on all of the following items

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towel, basin, paper

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When handling uterine curettings

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keep the endometrial and the endocervical curettings separate

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Labor can be induced using

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Pitocin

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The needle used to instill the gas during a laparoscopy is a

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Verres

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A Hulka forceps is used in

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gynecologic surgery

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Which drug is given to aid in placental expulsion

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oxytocic

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A Humi cannula is used in

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eye surgery

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The aim of stress incontinence operations includes all of the following

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to improve performanceof a dislodged or dysfunctional vesical neck, to restore normal urethral length, to tighten and restore the anterior urethral vesical angle

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A procedure done on young women who evidence benign uterine tumors but who wish to preserve fertility is a

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myomectomy

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A procedure to prevent cervical dilatation that results in release of uterine contents is a

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Shirodkar

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An endoscopic investigation of the uterus and tubes is a

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hysteroscopy

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Sterility can be accomplished by the following procedures

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culdoscopy

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A scheduled procedure whose ultimate surgical goal involves abdominal, perineal, and groin dissection is a

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radical vulvectomy and lymphadenectomy

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An endoscopic approach to pelvic and intra-abdominal examination is

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pelviscopy

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The procedure that provides visualization of the internal contour of the uterus is a

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hysteroscopy

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Extrauterine pregnancies can occure in the

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abdominal cavity and tube

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When gynecologic setup would include various sizes of sterile cannulas

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suction curettage

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A Foley catheter is placed into the presurgical hysterectomy patient to

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avoid injury to the bladder

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What would an anterior and posterior repair accomplish

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repair of cystocele and rectocele

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Reconstruction of the cervical canal is called

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trachelorrhaphy

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An incision made during normal labor to facilitate delivery with less trauma to the mother is a

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episiotomy

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Cervical carcinoma in situ can be classified as

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limited to the epithelial layer, noninvasive

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The fallopian tube is grasped with

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Babcock

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Reconstruction of the fallopian tube setup would include

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Bowman lacrimal probes

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To confirm the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy, it is sometimes necessary to perform a

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culdocentesis

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Cervical conization is accomplished using the following

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scalpel, cautery, laser

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In which procedure would chromotubation with diluted methyleve blue be used

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tuboplasty

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The most commonly identified ovarian cyst is the

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follicle

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A herniation of the cul-de-sac of Douglas is a

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enterocele

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A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is known as a

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Marshall-Marchetti

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A condition causing leakage of urine into the vagina is a

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vesicovaginal fistula

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What special technique is employed during a hysterectomy

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discard instruments used on cervix and vagina

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Papanicolaou indicates

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cytologic study of cervical smear

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A technique employed for cervical biopsy is

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multiple punches at 3,6,9, and 12 o'clock

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In a cesarean birth, the uterus is opened with a knife and extended with a

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bandage scissor

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At which point in a cesarean is a bulb syringe used

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when fetal head is delivered

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Oxytocics are given in a cesarean after the baby's shoulders are delivered

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to contract the uterus

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When closing a uterus in a cesarean, the edges of the uterine incision are clamped with which of the following

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Pennington

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Which incision is used in laparoscopy

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infraumbilical

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What suture would be placed into the wall of a large ovarian cyst prior to aspiration of its contents and final removal

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purse-string

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What is the preferred procedure for recurrent or persistent carcinoma of the cervix after radiation therapy has been completed

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pelvic exenteration

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Which instruments would be used to grasp the anterior cervix after radiation therapy has been comoleted

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Allis

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Laparoscopic tubal occlusion may utilize all of the following methods of effecting sterilization

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bipolar coagulation, Silastic bands, and spring clip

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A holding instrument NOT found on a vaginal procedure is a

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Lahey

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Conization of the cervix may be accomplished by all of the following

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scalpel, laser, and electrosurgery

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An enterocele differs diagnostically from a rectocele by its contents and its position in the perineum. Its location is in the

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Pouch of Douglas

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Pelviscopy differs from laparoscopy in the

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utilization of a larger trocar and scope, and utilization of a 30-degree angled scope

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A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to

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suspend the visicle neck

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What is the name given to a radical vaginal hysterectomy

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Schauta

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What surgical procedure provides obliteration of the vagina by denuding and approximating the anterior and posterior walls of the vagina

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colpocleises

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The hysteroscope may be used to identify or remove all of the following

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lost IUD's, intrauterine adhesions, and submucosa fibroids

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Needle aspiraion of the cul-de-sac is surgically termed

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culdocentesis

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An alternative to abdominal hysterectomy utilizing an endoscope is surgically termed

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laparoscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH), and pelviscopic-assisted vaginal hysterectomy (PAVH)

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What procedure cannot be performed through a pelviscope

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hysterectomy

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Endometrial ablation is performed to correct

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menorrhagia

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Endoscopic visualization of the uterine cavity is called

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hysteroscopy

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True marsupialization of a Bartholin cyst involves

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suturing the posterior wall of the cyste to the skin edges, and removal of anterior wall of cyste

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What is the self-retaining retractor used in vaginal procedures

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Graves

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Extrauterine disease of the female reproductive system may utilize any of the following lasers via a colposcope or laparoscope

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CO2, Nd:YAG, argon