Deck 6: Endoscopic and Robotic Equipment

Question 1

___________ is the most common position for a patient undergoing cystoscopy.

A) Supine
B) Prone
C) Kraske
D) Lithotomy

Answer 1

D

Question 2

All of the following structures are located in the mediastinum except the:

A) trachea
B) heart
C) esophagus
D) lungs

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Which of the following is an advantage of robotic surgery?

A) 2-D viewing of the surgical field
B) 3-D viewing of the surgical field
C) monocular optics
D) decreased dexterity

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Excess carbon dioxide in the body is known as:

A) hypoxia
B) hypocarbia
C) hypercarbia
D) hypoxemia

Question 5

The most common gas used to create a pneumoperitoneum is:

A) carbon dioxide
B) carbon monoxide
C) oxygen
D) helium

Question 6

Your patient is scheduled for a laryngoscopy.The surgeon will be looking inside the patient's ___________.

A) nose
B) throat
C) ear
D) stomach

Question 7

Thoracoscopy can be performed for all of the following reasons except:

A) lung biopsy
B) wedge resection of the long
C) decortication
D) pneumonectomy

Question 8

A mediastinoscopy can be used to aid in diagnosing:

A) cervical cancer
B) Hodgkin's disease
C) AIDS
D) Paget's disease

Question 9

To avoid possible damage,cystoscopes should be handled by the:

A) middle of the shaft
B) tip end of the shaft
C) light cable connector
D) bridge

Question 10

Fluoroscopy uses __________ to view inside tissues or organs.

A) ultrasound waves
B) a laser
C) an x-ray
D) electrical current

Question 11

Arthroscopy can be used for all of the following except:

A) ligament damage repair
B) tendon damage repair
C) bone fractures
D) chondroplasty

Question 12

Video towers are not sterile; therefore,you need to make sure that they are positioned at least ___________ inches from the sterile drapes.

A) 6 to 10
B) 12 to 18
C) 28 to 26
D) 32 to 40

Question 13

The acronym VATS means:

A) video-activated thoracoscopic surgery
B) video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
C) video-aided thoracic surgery
D) video-aligned thoracic surgery

Question 14

The viewing system for robotic surgery includes which components?

A) touch screen, endoscopes, robotic arms
B) endoscope, camera, surgeon hand controls
C) touch screen, endoscope, camera
D) endoscope, camera, graspers

Question 15

Rhinoscopy refers to viewing inside the:

A) mouth
B) nose
C) ear
D) throat

Question 16

The needle used to insert gas into the abdomen is known as a __________ needle.

A) Veress
B) Vegan
C) Vargan
D) Verrin

Question 17

Gastroscopy refers to viewing inside the:

A) small intestine
B) large intestine
C) esophagus
D) stomach

Question 18

The patient is undergoing a TURBT that will involve electrocautery of bladder tumors.Which irrigation fluid would you anticipate using?

A) normal saline
B) dextrose in water
C) lactated Ringer's
D) glycine

Question 19

Which of the following is false concerning a ureteroscope?

A) The shaft is longer and thinner than a cystoscope.
B) It can be rigid, semirigid, or flexible.
C) The shaft is shorter and thinner than a cystoscope.
D) It is used to view inside the ureter.

Question 20

If the monitor video screen is dark,what should you check first?

A) the fuses
B) the power box to make sure it is not overloaded
C) that it is plugged in and turned on
D) that it is connected to the printer

Question 21

What structures are located in the mediastinum?

Question 22

Why should you not lay a camera and its light source,not in standby mode,on the drapes?

Question 23

Define the word cystoscopy.

Question 24

Define the word arthroscopy.

Question 25

Glycine is a __________________ solution.

Question 26

Why is it necessary to coil a camera cord loosely?

Question 27

For a mediastinoscopy,the patient is placed in a supine position with the head and neck hyperextended.

Question 28

A mediastinoscopy is treated as a surgically clean procedure.

Question 29

When the camera is not in use and is outside of the body,place it in ________________ mode.

Question 30

Do not pick up and hold a scope by the ________________ end.

Question 31

Define the word meatoscopy.

Question 32

Excess carbon dioxide in the body can lead to metabolic _______________.

Question 33

Make sure to print the pictures before turning the printer ___________________ at the end of the case.

Question 34

If the picture on the monitor becomes blurred or streaked during a procedure,what do you need to do?

Question 35

Colposcopy is defined as viewing inside the vagina and _______________.

Question 36

Knee arthroscopy requires that the patient be placed in ________________ position,with the affected knee in a holder that keeps it bent.

Question 37

If the use of electrocautery is anticipated,a nonelectrolytic solution is used.Why?

Question 38

The color on your monitor screen is not accurate.What do you need to do?

Question 39

Another name for the distal lens is the objective lens.

Question 40

Why should you not place a camera on the bottom of an instrument tray?

Question 41

Robotic surgery is categorized as an open surgical procedure.

Question 42

The other name for a cystoscope is a ________________.

Question 43

A rigid bronchoscope is used to biopsy throat lesions.

Question 44

The camera head and cord are attached to the endoscope using a _______________.

Question 45

The most common position for the patient to be placed in for cystoscopic procedures is ________________.