If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which of the following departments should be consulted?
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforat…
During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as the NEXT step?
A patient’s dentures are removed in the operating room. Whic…
A patient’s dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is the proper procedure for the care of the dentures?
A proper informed consent should include the
A proper informed consent should include the
Which of the following is the receiving nerve end of all tra…
Which of the following is the receiving nerve end of all transmission?
Which of the following instruments is used to thread a vascu…
Which of the following instruments is used to thread a vascular graft from one incision to another?
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the DuraPrep…
After gowning and gloving, a surgeon activates the DuraPrep applicator and performs the initial skin prep for surgery. Which of the following is the BEST action to take at this time?
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency explora…
A liver laceration is identified during an emergency exploratory laparotomy. A surgical technologist should prepare a suture attached to which of the following types of needles?
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolecto…
A surgeon asks for warm irrigation after a right hemicolectomy. Which of the following BEST describes the reason for irrigating at this point in the procedure?
A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures?
A Javid shunt is used for which of the following procedures?