front 1 fluid balance is a major consideration during surgery, which requires a team effort in volume maintenance. What part does the technologist play in fluid balance and loss? | back 1 irrigation volume |
front 2 when passing a retractor to the surgeon, the surgical technologist must place the instrument | back 2 in the correct direction for immediate use |
front 3 While the surgeon is dissecting the breast mass using Metzenbaum or Mayo scissors, the mass is grasped with an Allis clamp and elevated. What major action is the technologist performing to facilitate removal of | back 3 retraction |
front 4 which of the following retractors would be the most likely choice to provide retraction during a carpal tunnel release? | back 4 Senn |
front 5 When an instrument is passed, hemostatic clamps are ratcheted at what position | back 5 the first ratchet |
front 6 If a patient is experiencing moderate to severe pain in the upper right quadrant with nausea and vomiting after eating fatty food, the surgeon might schedule the patient for a | back 6 laparoscopic cholecystectomy |
front 7 What type of incision is made in the right lower quadrant to facilitate the removal of the appendix | back 7 McBurney |
front 8 Which of the following is a vasoconstrictor that is mixed with a local anesthetic agent to provide localized hemostasis | back 8 epinephrine |
front 9 when a bleeding vessel is clamped and subsequently tied, this method of hemostasis is known as | back 9 mechanical hemostasis. |