Chapter 11 Certification Style Exam Quiz

While performing the excision of a sacral decubitis, the surgeon tells john the CST, "I want this wound to heal by granulation ". John knows this would be healing by?

2nd intention

The surgeon is working on a patient with severe hand laceration, he requests a fine Neurolon suture to repair the nerve. The CST knows the gauge of the suture should be?

6-0

During an abdominal perineal resection procedure to ends of the intestines need to be anastomosed together. The stapler that would best facilitate this would be the?

EEA

During an open appendectomy a purse string suturing technique is used to invert the stump of the appendix. During a laparoscopic appendectomy a__________ is used to cut and staple the base of the appendix.

Endoscopic GIA

A day after surgery a postoperative patient's wound has several separated layers. This would be a wound?

dehiscence

On a closure of an infected wound the surgeon request a monofilament non absorbable suture. The best choice for the CST would be?

prolene

The surgeon asks for bolsters for the secondary suture line for closure of the laparotomy. The CST knows that this procedure will require closure with?

retention sutures

Dave the CST setting up for a hernia procedure notices a 3-0 vicryl ligature reel on the back table. He informs the circulator to?

add it to the count

Juan the CST on call has just completed a gastrostomy feeding tube insertion. During the procedure the stomach was entered without any spillage of contents, the wound classification assigned would be?

class 2

The surgical procedure is booked as I&D of a leg abscess, this procedure would have a wound classification of?

class 4