Surgery exam 2 part 2

During surgery, what is the appropriate use of a moist lap pad?

When handing thumb tissue forceps to a surgeon, which is the most appropriate placement of the instrument?

Which patient will potentially need the longest intravenous catheter?

Which best describes the chemical part of the scrub procedure?

Which of the following parts of surgical apparel should not be considered sterile?

Surgicel® is used during surgery to:

The surgical assistant taking a sterile pack from a circulating technician during surgery should be most concerned with:

An eyelid mass has just been surgically removed from a 9-month-old mixed-breed dog. next step?

She covers the air/water valve in water to test for insufflation. Which is the most appropriate next step?

When passing a surgical instrument to the surgeon, the technician should hold it so that the blade points:

1 eye has discharge, conjunctivitis, and a pink swollen mass. Which of the following is the most appropriate treatment?

The technician alerts the veterinarian to the possible contamination. The technician has demonstrated:

Which type of stone responds best to treatment with allopurinol?

each 4- × 4-inch sponge holds approximately what volume of blood?

Which best reflects proper use and handling of a bowl of isotonic solution used during surgery?

When should a sterile pack be opened?

Which surgical assistant makes an error while pouring an irrigation fluid?

not using alcohol during the scrub. Which of the following declawing methods is the surgeon most likely planning to use?

To dissuade the dog from self-mutilation, which of the following is most appropriate to advise the client?

In preparing a patient for gastroscopy, how should the technician position the patient

Which is most appropriate to use as lavage fluid during surgery?

What is the function of the Murphy eye?

scapular fracture that may have to be surgically repaired. Which best explains why the history is so important?

When scrubbing the hands before surgery, which is scrubbed first?

Where should sterile drapes be applied? Sterile drapes should be applied over:

The function of which item can be described as encouraging internal hemostasis by swelling to fill a tissue defect?

seeped through the sterile drape and onto a sterile portion of the cat. The correct term to describe this is

Which side of a package of sterile supplies should you unwrap first?

The tech notices discharge from the cat’s wound site. Which of the following is the most likely cause of these findings?

Proper passing of a ringed instrument to a surgeon includes which steps?

2-year-old mixed-breed dog. most appropriate for the veterinary technician to connect the administration set to a/an:

During surgery, which precaution should an unscrubbed assistant take?

cranial cruciate ligament (CCL). Which of the following is important advice to give the client regarding exercise?

Radiographs of a 5-year-old cat show a small smooth toy in its stomach. Which of the following surgical procedures

Intramedullary pins. Which of the following surgical instruments is most appropriate to have ready?

When handing a ring-handled instrument to a surgeon, what is the most appropriate placement of the instrument?

When placing a peripheral catheter, what is the margin of hair that should be clipped around the catheter site?

Supination means that the palm of the hand is:

Which is most appropriate for clamping off a section of intestine for suturing during an enterotomy or anastomosis?

When unscrubbed personnel move about the surgical room they should:

During surgery, an unscrubbed assistant is warned about violating a sterile field. What is a sterile field?

In choosing the right catheter for a procedure the length of the catheter should be based on the:

The buffy coat contains which elements?

Which is it most appropriate for the assistant to do differently next time?

The vet does not suspect its malignant. Which types of biopsies is most appropriate to perform on this tissue?

The cat dies during the procedure, and the client files a legal claim against the veterinary clinic. On what grounds?

most accurate measurement of fluids to an extremely small patient for whom an electric infusion pump is not available?

The process of sterilizing instrument packs means making them free of:

When first picking up a folded gown from a pack in order to put it on, hold the gown by the _____ to allow it to unfold.

The vet team wants to make the clinic’s surgery room aseptic. Absence of what would help ensure asepsis in the room?

hx of hematuria, pollakiuria, stranguria, and dysuria. Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic study?

abdominal sx on a 12 yr old Mustang horse. Which anatomical structures on the patient is sutured in a way for strength?

When a sterile drape becomes wet it is immediately discarded and replaced because it:

Patient continues to bleed excessively. Which is the most appropriate next step for the veterinary assistant to take?

Which is least important in evaluating the sterility of an instrument pack?

In + to pain control, which is most appropriate to administer to this cat throughout the amputation surgery?

After denoting the signalment, which question is most appropriate to ask the client?

The client is seeking a second opinion because he was dissatisfied with his vets treatment of the cat’s condition. next?

One neonate that was just delivered has not started to breathe on her own. next step?

Which represents the best way to open a peel-away pouch of sterile instruments?

Which condition is most likely to be associated with elevated plasma protein levels?

When scrubbed in personnel need to move about the surgery room they should:

10 lb dog. 3 x 3 sponges were used, there are 12 sponges that are soaked in blood. What amount of blood loss

Which of the following tasks is the responsibility of the surgical assistant?

Which sponges are best used for surgical procedures?

Which is most appropriate to use to place a blade into a scalpel handle?

Which of the following surgical duties is not generally the responsibility of a veterinary technician?

Which is one of the most common sites for a peripheral catheter in a dog, but not in a cat?

foreign object lodged in the stomach. Which accessory instrument is most likely to be helpfull?

Surgeon believes the bone pieces can be aligned with fixation. Which of the following types of bone fracture is this?

When placing a drape for a surgical procedure, a general rule of thumb is to place the drape how close to the incision?

internal fixation of the right radius. Which postoperative care considerations is NOT appropriate for this animal?

left-handed two-finger grip. Which digit(s) operate(s) the angulation knobs?