Question 1
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What can be used as the "passer" on a tie with passer?
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mayo
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forester ring forcep
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right angle lahey
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forcept
Question 2
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When making an incision into the fascia the edges of the fascia are grasped with what instrument?
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mosquito clamp
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mayo clamp
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kocher
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ring forcept
Question 3
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Sometimes a surgeon will make an incision with a scalpel and hand it back to the surgical technologist and then ask for a deep knife. What is the difference between a skin knife and a deep knife?
Question 4
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What scissor is used to cut the fascia and the muscle?
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suture scissors
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curved mayo
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jones
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metzenbaum
Question 5
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The [blank_start]metzenbaum[blank_end] scissors are used to extent the peritoneum opening.
Question 6
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Once the surgeon has cut completely through the peritoneum, the [blank_start]balfour[blank_end] retractor may be asked for.
Question 7
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What is important to hand the surgeon when handling the balfour retractor?
Question 8
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What are the two forceps commonly used inside the peritoneum?
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debakey and russian
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addsons with teeth
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debakey alone
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russian alone
Question 9
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What forceps are most commonly used on skin?
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addsons with teeth
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kochers
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russian
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debakey
Question 10
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A [blank_start]kelly[blank_end] clamp is most commonly used on bleeders.
Question 11
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What are the most common ways the peritoneum layer is incised?
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using a sharp retractor to keep the peritoneum tensile
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elevated from bowel with debakey forceps, mayo clamp or crile clamp
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elevate from bowel using only the crile clamp
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#10 blade used with #3 handle to knick opening into peritoneum
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metzenbaum used to extent opening
Question 12
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What instruments would you need on your mayo stand to perform a exploratory laparotomy?
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2 kelly/crile clamps, 2 mayo clamps, 2 kockers, 2 babcocks, 1 right angle loaded, 2 army/navy retractors
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lots of instruments
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2#3 handles with #10 blades, mayo scissors, metzenbaum, suture scissors, basic tissue forceps with teeth, medium debakey pickups, medium mayo hegar needle holder
Question 13
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List two different types of items that can be use to cut during the CCCT routine of the resection concept.
Question 14
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three different ways the surgeon can close the skin after a procedure is finished?
Question 15
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[blank_start]Mastisol[blank_end] is used to cover the incision before dressings are applied when a subcuticular stitch is used to close the skin
Question 16
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How would a surgeon secure a drain to skin?
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drain is secured to skin using non-absorbable suture, 2-0 to 3-0 on a large cutting needle
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Suture is tied, wrapped around tube a few times, tied again and cut long to half inch.
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suture is tightly woven around drain
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drain is secured using absorbable suture
Question 17
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What size and type of suture and needle are used on the peritoneum layer?
Question 18
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What size of suture and type of suture and needle are used on the muscle/fascia layer?
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muscle does not suture well, fascia us sutured with absorbable vicryl suture or PDS2
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muscle is sutured very well
Question 19
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What size, type of suture and needle are used on subcutaneous fat?
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Sub-Q does not tolerate suture well
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non absorbable suture, CT1 needle with vicryle
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When used, absorbable, 3-0 or 2-0, CT1 needle, Vicryl suture, interupted
Question 20
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What size, type of suture and needle are used on the subcuticular layer?
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absorbable or non-absorbable, 3-0 or 2-0, FS-1 or FS-2, PS-1 or PS-2 needles, continuous.
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does not tolerate suture well
Question 21
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Which steps are used in the placement of a drain during a procedure?
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Drain is attached to sharp trocar, trocar is used to puncture through the abdominal wall staying out of incision
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trocar is pushed through abdominal wall inserting drain
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trocar is wrapped around the limb and sutured shut
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Mayo clamp is used to pull out trocar tip that made it through the abdominal layers, trocar is cut from drain tube using bandage scissors
Question 22
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Three factors that would determine the type of forceps to hand the surgeon?
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depth of wound
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type of tissue
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surgeon preference
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size of wound
Question 23
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When closing the abdominal incision, when are the first and second closing counts completed?
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when the final layer of skin has been stitched
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second count started when SUB-Q has been stitched.
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first closing count when peritoneal layer has been stitched
Question 24
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Why is a good idea to have two knifes besides the clean/dirty knife standard procedure?
Question 25
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At what point during the laparotomy procedure do the dry lap sponges get traded out for wet ones?
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after the peritoneum is breached
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after the fascia is breached
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after the sub-Q is breached
Question 26
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Which surgical category listed doesn't belong?
Question 27
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Which are the correct conditions for performing an exploratory laparotomy?
Question 28
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While planning an exploratory laparotomy which answer is incorrect and not needed?
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knowledge of the case
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hospital address and name
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room and time of start of case
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name of surgeon
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patient information; age, size, and alergies
Question 29
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what are the special pre-op for exploratory laparotomy?
Question 30
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Which isn't a part of intraoperative preparation for exploratory laparotomy?
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anesthesia;general, NG tube may be placed
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position;supine with or without arm boards
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monitors placed behind patient head
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draping; routine laparotomy
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skin prep;nipple to symphysis pubis, bed line to bed line
Question 31
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Which isnt an category for instrumentation for laparotomies?
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cutting & disecting, clamping, grasping & holding, probing, dilating retracting, suctioning
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cutting & disecting, clamping, grasping & holding, probing, dilating retracting, suctioning, cautery
Question 32
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Forceps used with the Sub-Q are which?
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tissue forceps with teeth, debakey forcep
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tissue forceps with teeth, russian forcep
Question 33
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Forceps used with the muscle fascia are which?
Question 34
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The muscle/fascia and Sub-Q used the same self retaining retractors except for the?
Question 35
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The skin layer uses what manual retractor?
Question 36
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The Sub-Q uses which manual retractors?
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Richardson retractor
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senn-miller retractor
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army/navy retractor
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bards-parker retractor
Question 37
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Which manual retractor is used on the muscle/fascia?
Question 38
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which manual retractors are used on the peritoneum?
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harrington retractor
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richardson retractor
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deaver retractor
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army/navy retractor
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senn-miller
Question 39
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The ligature stick tie and tie on passer use which same suture features?
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2-0 or 0
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absorbable
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non-absorbable
Question 40
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when resecting an orgran which clamps are used?