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Surgical First Assist

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1. During a vascular procedure - monitoring the activated clotting time intraoperatively provides useful data for judging the need for reversal or addition of...






2. A prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper - outer part of the breast that passes through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the






3. When performing a high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein - which arteries are located at the saphenofemoral junction and should be kept from injury






4. During common bile duct exploration - which structures are more likely to be accidently injured?






5. Which branch of the trigeminal nerve must be identified and prserved when performing a submandibular gland removal?






6. When assisting the surgeon with the draping - where should the surgical assistant stand in relation to the surgeon?






7. At what point does the external iliac artery become the femoral artery?






8. The specific gravity of a normal urine sample is...






9. Which dressing is used when moderate to heavy fluid drainage is expected?






10. What is an intraoperative hazard of laparascopic surgery?






11. The anastomsis - or linking - of arcades between the superior and inferior mesenteric vessels is known as the long anastomosis of...






12. The kidney lift should be situated directly below What part of the patient when positioning a patient for a nephrectomy?






13. An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is...






14. The position used typically in thyroid and gallbladder surgery is...






15. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?






16. A rounded protuberance found at a point of articulation with another bone is called a






17. Intercostal nerves and vessels are located






18. Which surgical maneuvers mobilizes the descending colon to the midline to expose the abdominal aorta?






19. If the veres needle is not positioned inside the peritoneal cavity - what happens to the flow of the CO2 and ressure?






20. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...






21. A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to...






22. Which incision is indicated for an esophagogastrectomy?






23. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






24. What is the loose areolar tissue that seperates the breast fromt he pectoralis major muscle?






25. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






26. These supplies blood to the brain






27. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...






28. The flexure between the transverse colon and the descending colon is called the






29. The P-wave displays__ - and the PR segment is caused by the delay in the AV node.






30. The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres






31. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be






32. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?






33. The most common cause of delayed wound healing in the operative patient is...






34. A common autologous donor site for a free flap graft for replacing the jaw bone is the






35. The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through the opening called






36. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...






37. What is the name for the small pancreatic duct?






38. Jackson's membrane would be found near the






39. The opthalmic artery divides into the






40. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?






41. A solution used for eye irrigation is...






42. Retraction of eyelid tissues requiring intermittent retraction and release over a period of time is accomplished by utilizing






43. The most commonly identified ovarian cyst is the






44. A microscopic blood count that estimates the percentages of each type of leukocyte within a sample is called a






45. Which fractures is most commonly associated with a fat embolism?






46. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called






47. What antibiotics should not be given as a preoperative prophylaxis to a pediatric patient?






48. Liability is a legal rule that






49. What statement describes a nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve?






50. Sutures placed in a wound to prevent wound evisceration are called