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The term minor surgery can be defined as? |
A simple procedure with minimal risk |
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Which of the following could be considered minor surgery? |
Chalazion Removal |
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"Incision" refers to? |
Cutting into tissue |
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"Excision" is defined as? |
Cutting out tissue |
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The procedure that corrects the inversion of the lower eyelid is? |
Entropion repair |
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A surgical schedule would describe the procedure to correct drooping of the upper eyelid as? |
Ptosis correction |
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The procedure for removal of a fleshy encorachment onto the cornea is a(n)? |
Pterygium excision |
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What would not be done after the excision of a possible skin cancer? |
Proper disposal of all removed tissue |
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An ungloved person sets up a sterile tray by carefully "dumping" sterile instruments and materials onto the tray without contacting them. This preparation is known as?` |
The "no touch" method |
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A sterile tray for a chalazion removal might include what instruments? |
Chalazion clamp, blade, forceps and curette |
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A sterile tray for a lacrimal evaluation might include what instruments? |
Medicine glass, punctal dilator, syringe and lacrimal cannula |
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In addition to the sterile tray for a lacrimal evaluation, the setup for a procedure to open a blocked tear duct would include? |
Set of probes |
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A sterile tray for any growth removal will probably include? |
Scalpel, scissors, forceps, needle holder, and sutures |
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All of the following can cause stains on surgical instruments except? |
Residue from sutures |
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Surgical instruments should be lubricated? |
After every fifth use |
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Which of the following is true regarding ultrasonic cleaners? |
Instruments should not touch while in the unit |
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The premise behind refractive surgery is to change the refractive power of the eye by? |
Altering the eye's focal length |
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Laser refractive surgery seeks to correct a refractive error by? |
Altering the shape of the cornea |
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To correct myopia with laser refractive surgery, the goal is to? |
Flatten the corneal center |
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in which of the following refractive procedures is a corneal flap created and laser used to sculpt the underlying tissue? |
LASIK (laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis |
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Laser refractive surgery is performed with which type of laser? |
Excimer |
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All of the following are forms of laser refractive surgery except? |
RK |
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In LASIK, which corneal layers are excised as part of the flap? |
Epithelium and Bowman's layer |
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Which of the following allows the surgeon to customize laser refractive surgery during the procedure? |
Aberration-free LASIK |
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Postoperative instructions following LASIK surgery would include all of the following except? |
Do not bend over |
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QUESTION 28 The sterile field is an area that is considered to be? |
Free of microbes |
