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| A hernia that occurs within Hesselbach's triangle and does not have a sac is called a/an _____ hernia |
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| The defect in an inguinal hernia occurs in the ______ muscle. |
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| Transversalis (transversus) muscle and fascia |
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Which of the following is a type of oblique incision?
-Midline
-Kocher
-Paramedian
-Pfannenstiel |
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| A hemolytic disease of the newborn is known is called: |
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All of the following are intestinal instruments EXCEPT:
-Allen forceps
-Best clamp
-Heaney forceps
-Doyen forceps |
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| The instrument used for common duct exploration during an open cholecystectomy is: |
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| The incision commonly used for an appendectomy is: |
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| Glisson's capsule is the: |
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| External covering of the liver |
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| Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography is performed to: |
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| Visualize biliary and pancreatic tracts |
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| What can be accomplished when positioning the patient for a thyroidectomy to facilitate exposure of the surgical site? |
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| Rolled sheet under the shoulders. |
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| A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is used when treating: |
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| Omental, flaps, falciform ligament, or Gerota's fascia flaps may be used to: |
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| Control liver hemorrhage. |
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| If the surgeon's preference card listed a Bookwalter or Omnitract, what type of instrument would be used? |
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| Self-retaining retractor. |
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| The procedure performed for decompression of the cecum due to colonic obstruction is: |
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| Pancreaticojejunostomy is performed for: |
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| Pancreatic pseudocysts. To relieve pain caused by chronic alcoholic pancreatitis and pseudocysts of the pancreas. |
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| The incision used for splenectomy is: |
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| Subcostal. Also left paramedian and midline. |
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| A Silverman biopsy needle is used for a/an _____biopsy. |
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| A cholelithotripsy is performed to fragment: |
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| Choledochotomy is performed to: |
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| Drain the common bile duct. |
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| The incision for a resection of the sigmoid colon is a/an: |
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| A thoracoabdominal incision is used when performing a/an: |
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| Open hiatal hernia repair |
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| A type of deep retractor commonly used during an open cholecystectomy is a/an: |
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| The procedure for a lower rectal malignancy that requires an abdominal and rectal incision is: |
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| Abdominoperineal resection |
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| Another name for a partial gastrectomy is: |
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| At the completion of the anastomosis of an intestine, the instruments used on the bowel are placed: |
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| What other procedure is performed with a vagotomy? |
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| The type of ostomy established when a total colectomy is performed is: |
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| Another name for Whipple's procedure is: |
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| The procedure performed to correct pyloric stenosis in the newborn is: |
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| Fredet-Ramstedt procedure |
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| The instrument commonly used to provide traction on the gallbladder during an open cholecystectomy is: |
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| A purse-string suture is placed in the cecal serosa for an appendectomy to: |
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| Invert the appendiceal stump |
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| The Heller procedure is performed to correct: |
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| The procedure to correct intrahepatic obstruction is: |
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| A forceps commonly used to remove gallstones from the common bile duct during an open cholecystectomy is: |
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| During an appendectomy, the structure that must be dissected free from its attachment to the cecum is called the _____. |
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| During a thyroidectomy, the nerve that must be preserved is the: |
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| During a mastectomy, which irrigating solution is used on the muscle layer due to its hypotonic properties? |
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| A left subcostal incision indicates surgery of the: |
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| An irreducible hernia in which the abdominal contents have become necrotic is called: |
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| Tetany is a possible postoperative complication following a/an: |
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Splenectomy is indicated for all of the following EXCEPT:
-Biliary obstruction
-Trauma
-Hodgekin's disease
-Hemolytic jaundice |
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| The instrument used to grasp the appendix during an open appendectomy is: |
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| The structures that must be ligated prior to removal of the gallbladder are the: |
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| Cystic artery and cystic duct |
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| A Meckel's diverticulum occurs on the: |
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| Distal ileum (must be ruled out when performing an appendectomy) |
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| The organ that often sustains an incidental injury during a transverse colectomy is the: |
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| During a laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication, the instrument used to grasp the upper portion of the fundus of the stomach is: |
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| The laparoscope with attached video camera is inserted through the _____ port during a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. |
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| During a laparoscopic appendectomy, what instrument is commonly used to dissect free the appendix from its attachment to the mesoappendix? |
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| Endoscopic linear stapler |
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| During a laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, the size of the laterally placed trocars is: |
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| What type of hernia is a combination of direct and indirect inguinal hernia? |
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