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Cleaning of surgical instruments before sterilization:
Must be performed carefully because many methods of sterilization do not work in the presence of organic material
Is done only if there is time
Only must be done to obviously dirty instruments
Is not necessary if proper sterilization practices are followed
Must be performed carefully because many methods of sterilization do not work in the presence of organic material
Surgical instruments should be:
Lubricated with oil between uses
Cleaned without water to avoid the possibility of rusting
Placed on surfaces, never dropped or thrown
Cleaned with abrasive cleaners
Placed on surfaces, never dropped or thrown
When cleaning instruments, they should first be soaked in a surgical soap solution (e.g. Endozime) to:
Remove bacteria
Remove blood
Sterilize them
Enhance the effect of the ultrasonic cleaner
remove blood
Which of the following instruments is most suitable for the removal of bone to perform spinal surgery?
Rongeurs
Curette
Periosteal elevator
Trephine
Rongeur
Which of the following forceps should not be used to hold the edges of the incision open?
Rat tooth
Brown Adson
Crile
Allis tooth
Crile
Which of the following statements about electrocautery is false?
If the patient is not properly grounded, the surgeon may get shocked
The intensity of the current passed through the unit is adjustable
Small bleeding vessels are sealed with a controlled electrical current that burns the bleeding end
All portions of the electrocautery unit can and should be sterilized
All portions of the electrocautery unit can and should be sterilized
Staples and other metal clips
can be used on infected wounds
cause little scarring
can be removed easily using scissors
can be applied by hand without any special application device
can be used on infected wounds
Which of the following is not the formal name of a retractor?
Finochietto
Gelpi
Lambert
Balfour
Lambert
Which of the following instruments is appropriate for handling tissues during surgery?
Dressing forceps
standard surgical scissors
sponge forceps
rat tooth forceps
rat tooth
Emasculators are used:
In large animal castrations
During surgical ovariectomies in heifers and mares
During enucleations in large breed dogs
To perform tail docking in lambs
In large animal castrations
You are going to assist with a patella surgery and are asked to use this instrument (see image). What instrument is this?
Balfour retrctor
Senn Rake retractor
Gelpi retractor
Army navy retrctor
Senn Rake
What parameter(s) do/does the pulse oximeter measure?
heart rate only
Respiration rate and depth
Respiration rate and heart rate
Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin and heart rate
Oxygen saturation of hemoglobin and heart rate
External fixation devices include all of the following, except:
Cast
splint
bone plate
K-E apparatus
bone plate
Instruments are autoclaved:
With the ratchets closed to prevent tearing the wrap material
With the ratchets open to allow steam exposure to the entire surface
Always in a surgical tray to prevent the instruments from shifting
Without touching any other instruments to prevent corrosion
With the ratchets open to allow steam exposure to the entire surface
Which of the following hemostatic forceps has striations different from the others?
Halstead mosquitoes
Crile
Rochester Penas
Rochester Carmalts
Rochester Carmalts
Which of the following does not describe a type of surgical scissors?
Mayo
Metzenbaum
Iris
Lembert
Lembert