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Breast biopsy
- A. Corrective, elective
- B. Cosmetic, urgent
- C. Exploratory, elective or urgent
- D. Curative, emergent
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A breast biopsy investigates suspicious tissue for diagnosis and can be planned or urgent based on findings.
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There are various purposes for which preoperative medications may be given. Which of the following purposes serve as a legitimate reason to administer a preoperative medication?
- A. Provide relief of apprehension and anxiety
- B. Provide sedation
- C. Shorten surgery time
- D. Reduce risk for pneumonia
- E. Decrease gastric volume and acidity
- F. Prevent nausea and vomiting
- G. Dry secretions and prevent aspiration
Correct Answer: A,B,E,F,G
Rationale: Preoperative medications address anxiety, sedation, gastric issues, nausea, and secretions, but do not shorten surgery or prevent pneumonia.
You are caring for Allen Julius, who has been diagnosed with advanced cancer of the liver. He has been suffering severe discomfort as a result of ascites, the collection of fluid within the peritoneal cavity that puts pressure on all the abdominal organs. The patient and physician have decided that the best course of treatment is palliative: to relieve the discomfort by surgically placing a peritoneal drainage tube to drain the excess fluid. His wife asks you if this surgery will cure him. Your best response would be
- A. This procedure is not curative, but it will help to provide him with a higher quality of life by relieving the discomfort of the fluid that has been collecting in the peritoneal cavity.
- B. Yes, removing the fluid would cure your husband.
- C. No, of course not.
- D. You do not really think we can cure your husband at this late stage in the disease process, do you? We have to be realistic.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: This response explains that the procedure is palliative, aimed at improving quality of life, not curing the cancer.
How well the edges of the surgical incision meet and align with one another is called
- A. wound apposition
- B. wound closure
- C. suture alignment
- D. incision integrity
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Wound apposition describes how well the edges of a surgical incision align, affecting healing and cosmetic outcomes.
Cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)
- A. Corrective, urgent
- B. Cosmetic, elective
- C. Curative, urgent or elective
- D. Exploratory, emergent
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Gallbladder removal treats conditions like gallstones, aiming to cure, and can be urgent or planned based on severity.
A rapid and severe rise in body temperature that occurs while under a general anesthesia as a result of an inherited genetic trait is called
- A. malignant hyperthermia
- B. hyperpyrexia
- C. fever syndrome
- D. anesthetic shock
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Malignant hyperthermia is a genetic condition causing a severe reaction to anesthesia, characterized by rapid temperature increase.