250 question practice exam for AST certification. Topics covered are basic sciences, preoperative patient care, preoperative case management, intraoperative case management, postoperative case management, surgical specialties/procedures, and ancillary functions. Part 1: questions 1-135
Ligated with a hemoclip
Retracted witha Penrose drain
Incised for ease of access
Clamped with a Kelly
Absorbed by an enzyme action
Absorbed by the process of hydrolysis
Nonabsorbable
Encapsulated by body tissue
15
17
20
27
There may be an inflammation or infection present
The count is within normal range, and surgery can proceed
The count is below normal
There may be an anemic condition present, and surgery should be canceled
Closer to the body
Away from the body
In the center of the body
Toward the feet
Esophagus
Sigmoid colon
Ileum
Duodenum
Eye
Ear
Gynecology
General
12 air exchanges per minute
12 air exchanges per hour
20 air exchanges per minute
25 air exchanges per hour
Ensure safe and healthful working conditions
Provide a mechanism for peer review
Establish quality assurance
Provide standards of patient care
Wrapping child in plastic materials
Warming blanket
Increasing room temperature
Hot water bottles
Wait until they arrive
Accept permission by phone, telegram, or in written communication
Ask another physician to sign
Refuse to do the case
3 minutes
5 minutes
7 minutes
10 minutes
Mesentary tissue
Rectus muscle
Fascial tissue
Subcutaneous tissue
Direct
Indiret
Pantaloon
Sliding
That has no blood supply
Caused by separation of wound edges that have not been closely approximated
Where the tissue has been approximated with sutures
Where the suture line has broken down
5 minutes
10 minutes
20 minutes
30 minutes
Pectus carinatum
Pectus excavatum
Atresia
Ramstedt-Fredet
Anoxia
Hypovolemia
Hypoxia
Hypocapnia
Myelography
Pneumoencephalography
Computed axial tomography (CAT) scan
Angiography
3 minutes at 270F
53 minutes at 250F
10 minutes at 270F
30 minutes at 250F
Nonabsorbable suture
Absorbable suture
Synthetic absorbable suture
Gut suture
Descending colon
Ascending colon
Sigmoid colon
Mesocolon
Eyelid
Eyeball
Cornea
Lacrimal gland
At stretcher level
Below stretcher level
Above stretcher level
Optionally
8x10x16 in
10x14x18 in
12x12x20 in
14x16x36 in