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The next 3 questions refer to the following scenario: Crystal A. is scheduled for a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. She has experience severe abdominal pain, especially upon eating certain foods, and has been diagnosed as having gallstones. Crystal’s pain would be concentrated in which abdominal quadrant? 

Which of the following is a sponge used on delicate tissue such as the brain and mucous menbranes?

In a total hip replacement, which structure is reamed?

The fixation device most commonly used for inratrochanteric fractures of the femur include:

The dressing applied at the end of an orthopedic procedure which gives compression to the wound is:

Which of the following surgical positions might requier the use of padded shoulder braces?

A fixation device that provides maximum holding and rigid fixation of a fracture by tightening bone fragments together is called:

What connects bone to bone?

The x-ray views usually obtained during orthopedic surgery include all of the following except:

The shaft of the long bone is _____ and the end of thelong bone is _____.