Rhinoscopy refers to viewing inside the:
nose
Fluoroscopy uses ___ to view inside tissue or organs
an x-ray
Gastroscopy refers to viewing inside the:
stomach
Which of the following is false concerning an ureteroscope?
the shaft is shorter and thinner than a cystoscope
The most common gas used to create a pneumoperitoneum is:
carbon dioxide
Which of the following is an advantage of robotic surgery?
3-D viewing of the surgical field
Video towers are not sterile; therefore, you need to make sure that they are positioned at least ____ inches from the sterile drapes
12 to 18
if the monitor video screen s dark what should you check first?
that it is plugged in and turned on
Your patient is scheduled for a laryngoscopy. The surgeon will be looking inside the patients:
throat
A mediastinoscopy can be used to aid in diagnosing:
hodgkins disease
All of the following structures are located in the mediastinum EXCPET the:
lungs
Thoracosocpy can be performed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
pneumonectomy
The acronym VATS means:
video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
To avoid possible damage, cystoscopes should be handled by the :
middle of the shaft
The patient undergoing a TURBT that will involve electrocautery of bladder tumors. Which irrigation fluid would you anticipate using?
Glycine
___ is the most common position for a patient undergoing cystoscopy:
lithotomy
Arthroscopy can be used for all of the following EXCPET:
bone fractures
The needle used to insert gas into the abdomen is known as a ____ needle
verses
Excess carbon dioxide in the body is known as:
hypercarbia
Excess carbon dioxide is the body can lead to metabolic :
acidosis
Colposcopy is defined as viewing inside the vagina and :
cervix
do not pick up and hold a scope by the ___ end:
distal
Glycine is a ____ solution
non-electrolytic
Knee arthroscopy requires that the patient be placed in ____ position, with the affected knee in a holder that keeps it bent
supine
The most common position for the patient to be placed in for cystoscopic procedures is:
lithotomy
When the camera is not in use and it outside of the body, place it in ___ mode
standby
Make sure to print the pictures before turning the printer ___ at the end of the case
off
The camera head and cord are attached to the endoscope using a:
coupler
the other name for a cystoscope is a
cystourethroscope
(T/F) a rigid bronchoscope is used to biopsy throat lesions
false
(T/F) another name for the distal lens is the objective lens
true
(T/F) for a mediastinoscopy, the patient is placed in a supine position with the head and neck hyperextended
true
(T/F) a mediastinoscopy is treated as a surgically clean procedure
false
(T/F) robotic surgery is categorized as an open surgical procedure
false