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Surgical Know How Trivia Quiz

This is a quiz about the average Joe's knowledge of what goes on in the operating room.

A multiple-choice quiz by BedfordForrest. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
BedfordForrest

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,934

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4234

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Question 1 of 10

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital was a pioneer in surgery techniques in the USA.

True

False

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of the following is not a surgical clamp? Hint

Deaver

Kocher

Kelly

Allen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which of the following is the name for a procedure in which the gallbladder is taken out using a camera, which is introduced to the abdomen through a series of small incisions? Hint

laparoscopic appendectomy

laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication

laparoscopic cholecystectomy

laparoscopic donor nephrectomy

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which is considered unsterile in an OR? Hint

surgeon's hands (after scrubbing)

surgical drapes

surgical instruments

surgical site (after prep)

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Question 5 of 10

5. How many different types of suture are used today? Hint

over 100

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these blade sizes is the largest, and is mostly commonly used for laparotomy incisions? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. When a surgeon asks for a "hemostat" or "clamp", he most likely wants what type(s) of clamp? Hint

Crile and/or Kelly

Debakey and/or Cooley

Kocher and/or Allen

Allis and/or Adair

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Question 8 of 10

8. What type of surgeon would perform a Roux-en-y bypass? Hint

cardiac surgeon

orthopedic surgeon

neurosurgeon

general surgeon

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Question 9 of 10

9. If I were doing a rotator cuff repair, what area of the body would I be working on? Hint

hip

knee

elbow

shoulder

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Question 10 of 10

10. If I was repairing a ruptured AAA, what would I be working on? Hint

none of the above

the appendix

the aorta

the adrenals

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital was a pioneer in surgery techniques in the USA.

Answer: True

Johns Hopkins had many of the surgeons who revolutionized modern surgery. Some of these were Dr. Kelly, Dr. Halstead, and Dr. Cooley.
Dr. Kelly was famous for his advances in gynecologic surgery. Dr. Halstead was famous for his development of techniques for hemostasis. Dr. Cooley was responsible for many of the techniques and instruments that we use in cardiovascular surgery today.

2. Which of the following is not a surgical clamp?

Answer: Deaver

The Deaver is a large curved retractor used in belly surgeries.

3. Which of the following is the name for a procedure in which the gallbladder is taken out using a camera, which is introduced to the abdomen through a series of small incisions?

Answer: laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Although all of these are scope procedures, only the cholecystectomy involves a gallbladder. The Nissen is for a hiatal hernia. The donor nephrectomy is removing a kidney. The appendectomy is removal of the appendix.

4. Which is considered unsterile in an OR?

Answer: surgeon's hands (after scrubbing)

As clean as the hands are after a person scrubs, they are never considered sterile until gloves are applied.

5. How many different types of suture are used today?

Answer: over 100

You name it, they've got it.

6. Which of these blade sizes is the largest, and is mostly commonly used for laparotomy incisions?

Answer: 10

The 11 blade is very pointy, used for laparoscopic and arthroscopic procedures. It is also used for making arteriotomies. The 12 blade is used mostly in ENT surgery, it is often called a tonsil blade. The 15 is a smaller version of the 10, and is used where a smaller blade is needed.

7. When a surgeon asks for a "hemostat" or "clamp", he most likely wants what type(s) of clamp?

Answer: Crile and/or Kelly

The Crile and Kelly clamps are used as general clamps, for providing hemostasis and gripping tissue.

8. What type of surgeon would perform a Roux-en-y bypass?

Answer: general surgeon

This would be performed by a general surgeon, for things such as bowel surgery or weight loss surgery. It is a way to bypass the stomach or a portion of intestine.

9. If I were doing a rotator cuff repair, what area of the body would I be working on?

Answer: shoulder

A rotator cuff tear is a common shoulder injury.

10. If I was repairing a ruptured AAA, what would I be working on?

Answer: the aorta

An AAA is an abdominal aortic aneurysm. While somewhat routine to repair before rupture, survivability can drop as low as 5 - 10% after it has ruptured.

Source: Author BedfordForrest

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