409 - MOHS Surgery

| The Surgical Technologist | JANUARY 2018 22 #409   January 2018 1.5 CE credits $9 4. Some of the areas of the body where Mohs surgery are commonly performed are: a. Face b. Scalp c. Extremities d. All of the above 5. When this type of procedure is performed on the head or neck, the patient is placed in which position? a. Supine b. Prone c. Lateral d. Lithotomy 6. After the initial phase of this procedure, the tissue is taken and stained with ink to identity any remaining cancer cells. Which stain is most widely used? a. Toluidine b. Eosin c. Hematoxylin d. Hematoxylin and Eosin, or H&E 1. Which type of skin cancer(s) is the most common, occurring in 80% of diagnosed cases? a. Melanoma b. Basal cell carcinoma c. Squamous cell carcinoma d. Both b and c 2. This type of skin cancer(s) also can be identified as a dark streak on the surface of a nail. a. Basal cell carcinoma b. Squamous cell carcinoma c. Melanoma d. Both a and c 3. Frederic E Mohs first performed a fresh tissue excision on a patient’s ________. a. Ear b. Nose c. Eyelid d. Lower lip 7. If a patient possesses good skin laxity, which closure is used? a. Transposition flaps b. Xenografts c. Linear closures d. Advancement flaps 8. When no laxity is present in the defect, which closures may be utilized? a. Xenografts b. Full thickness skin grafts c. Neither a nor b d. Both a and b 9. One of the common uses of transposi- tions flaps are seen in ____ surgical repairs. a. Nasal b. Hernia c. ACL d. Achilles 10. Xenografts are commonly used in surgi- cal defects of the ______. a. Arms b. Scalp c. Genitals d. Calves RIGHT TOTAL URETERECTOMY # 409   January 2018 1.5 CE CREDITS $9 NBSTSA Certification No. AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number ■ Visa ■ MasterCard  ■ American Express Credit Card Number Expiration Date 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ 12 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ 20 ■ ■ ■ ■ Make It Easy - Take CE Exams Online Y ou must have a credit card to pur- chase test online. We accept Visa, MasterCard and American Express. Your credit card will only be charged once you pass the test and then your credits will be automati- cally recorded to your account. Log on to your account on the AST homepage to take advantage of this benefit. Mohs Surgery