Exam 22: Cardiothoracic Surgery

Which instrument has the appearance of a misshapen pancake spatula?

Commissurotomy is a surgical separation of the flaps of the:

The apex of the lung is located:

The ventricles of the heart have thicker myocardium than the atria.

What is the term for a collapsed lung?

Which membrane covers the surface of the lungs?

Lung reduction surgery is performed for patients with emphysema.

Match each term below with its description. -Electrical conduction disorder requiring permanent pacemaker

The saphenous vein used for coronary artery grafting must be reversed before anastomosis due to the presence of valves in the vein.

The force and rate of contraction of the heart is controlled by which part of the central nervous system (CNS)?

Lung tissue has what kind of consistency?

Video-assisted thoracic surgery procedures use carbon dioxide for distention.

Which instrument is used to make a small opening into the ascending aorta after the Satinsky partial occlusion clamp is placed?

Match each term below with its description. -Abnormally slow electrical impulses and heartbeat below 40 to 60 beats per minute

The drainage and collection device attached to chest tubes relies on a water seal to reestablish negative pressure in the pleural cavity.

All of the following are components of the "heart-lung" machine EXCEPT:

What is the name of the acute condition in which heart muscle dies from ischemia and may lead to sudden cardiac death?

Which surgical approach is used for repair of coarctation of the aorta and patent ductus arteriosus?

Which of the following thoracic procedures would require the patient to be put on cardiopulmonary bypass?

Which instrument is a rib shear?