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NOVEMBER 2021 | The Surgical Technologist | 503 #455   NOVEMBER 2021 1 CE CREDIT $6 4. Pneumoperitoneumwas established at the _____ of the umbilicus. a. Left upper quadrant b. Right upper quadrant c. Left lower quadrant d. Right upper quadrant 5. After the surgeon’s desired intra- abdominal pressure is obtained, what is introduced? a. 5-mm trocar b. 5-mm articulated laparoscopic camera c. Only a 5-mm trocar d. Both a 5-mm trocar and 5-mm camera 6. A surgeon may decide to place the second abdominal trocar either in the: a. Right lower quadrant of the umbilicus b. Right lower quadrant of abdomen c. Left lower quadrant of the abdomen d. Any of the above 7. At completion of the procedure, the patient had howmany incisions? a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4 1. To perform the posterior colpotomy, a STEP access needle is placed through the vagina into the posterior cul-de-sac between the uterosacral ligaments at _____ the cervix. a. 2-3 in below b. 2-3 cm above c. 4-5 cm below d. 1-2 cm below 2. After the surgeon surveys the abdomen for the placement of the second abdomi- nal trocar, which position is the patient place in? a. Supine b. Trendelenburg c. Lateral d. Reverse Trendelenburg 3. Surgical indications for this procedure include: a. Adnexal cyst b. Abnormal uterine bleeding c. Cervical dysplasia d. All of the above 8. What size trocar is placed through the expandable sleeve for the posterior col- potomy? a. 10-mm b. 12-mm c. 14-mm d. 15-mm 9. The majority of incisions were located in the: a. Peri-umbilical area b. Umbilicus and right lower quadrant c. Umbilicus and left lower quadrant d. None of the above 10. What were the two factors that were dif- ferent about this procedure than previ- ous similar operations? a. Using a posterior colpotomy as an addi- tional trocar site b. Using only two 5-mm incisions c. Both and b d. Only a ANovelApproachtoCombinedVaginalandLaparoscopicGynecologicalSurgery AST Member No. ■ My address has changed. The address below is the new address. Name Address City State Zip Telephone ■ Check enclosed  ■ Check Number a b c d a b c d 1 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 2 ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 ■ ■ ■ ■ 3 ■ ■ ■ ■ 13 ■ ■ ■ ■ 4 ■ ■ ■ ■ 14 ■ ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ ■ ■ ■ 15 ■ ■ ■ ■ 6 ■ ■ ■ ■ 16 ■ ■ ■ ■ 7 ■ ■ ■ ■ 17 ■ ■ ■ ■ 8 ■ ■ ■ ■ 18 ■ ■ ■ ■ 9 ■ ■ ■ ■ 19 ■ ■ ■ ■ 10 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ 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. If you want to mail in your CEs, but still want to pay by credit card, give us at call at 800-637-7433. ANOVELAPPROACHTOCOMBINEDVAGINALANDLAPAROSCOPICGYNECOLOGICALSURGERY # 455 NOVEMBER2021 1 CECREDIT $6