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Surgical First Assist

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1. An organelle that is responsible for the packaging of proteins is the






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






3. What types of stitches incoporates the seromuscular layer and submucosa?






4. Which nerves are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?






5. Which types of fistulas refers to leakage of urine into the vagina?






6. Which nerves are most frequently injured due to a shoulder dislocation?






7. Which retractors are typically used to retract the strap muscles during a thyroidectomy?






8. The lithotomy position does not require






9. The structure that bind the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the






10. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...






11. Following injury to the lower limb - your patient's knee is evaluated. His leg can easily be displaced anteriorly on a fixed thigh. This would indicate a torn






12. When performing a radical cystectomy with ileal conduit - Which is an alternative patient position that a surgeon may prefer?






13. Both direct and indirect hernias are the result of tears in the






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






15. The series of arcades along the mesenteric border thorughout the length of the colon is called the






16. Which vein drains the right side of the vertebral column?






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






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






19. The invagination of the proximal intestine into the lumen of the distal intestine is called






20. Significantly decreased volume of circulating blood or plasma in the body may cause the patient to go into






21. When performing a tympanoplasty - the graft is secured to the oval window when






22. What is the durg of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest?






23. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?






24. Wich hemostatic agents are most frequently used during a spinal fusion?






25. What involves small - corneal incisions as treatment for myopia?






26. The ovarian artery is a branch of the






27. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement






28. The arterial blood supply to the breast is supplied from branches of the






29. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?






30. Which is the best indicator for possible failure of a below-th-knee amputation to heal?






31. A procedure to treat retinal detachment is...






32. Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta?






33. The uterine artery is a branch of th anterior trunk of the






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






35. By definition - carcinoma in situ is a malignant neoplasm that has not






36. A tumor that involves the junction of the right and left hepatic ducts?






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






38. The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the






39. Which anastomoses is accomplished during a Whipple procedure (pancreaticoduodenectomy)?






40. What is the most common physically identifiable pathology of portal hypertension?






41. One kilogram is equal to...






42. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an






43. Which incision is indicated for an esophagogastrectomy?






44. Intercostal nerves and vessels are located






45. Plication of the inferior vena cava or insertion of an imbrella-type filter is performed to treat






46. The normal adult range of WBC is...






47. The section of the gastrointestinal tract that is least affected by Crohn's disease is the






48. The small ducts that drain bile directly into the gallbladder are called






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






50. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?