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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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surgery
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. What is the principal muscle of the pelvic floor?
Bretylium
Levator ani
Common carotid
Aureus
2. When establishing the pneumoperitoneum for laparoscopic procedures - the CO2 gas pressure is kept between
4.2 - 6.1 mill/ul
Duodenum
Calcium chloride
14 - 16 mmHg
3. Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient body hair was
Not removed
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Blood-tinged
Epidural hematoma
4. A thoracoabdominal incision should be used for
Can cause severe ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
Transverse ligament
Adrenal
Hiatal hernia repair
5. Blood passes through the bicuspid (mitral) valve when it flows from...
Second line of defense
Subclavian
Meibomian gland
the right atrium to the right ventricle
6. What is a Monteggia fracture?
Fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with radial dislocation
Nucleus pulposus
Purse-string
Epithelium
7. The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering
Hypocalcemia
Diaphragm
Aminoglycosides
Tetracaine
8. The ovarian artery is a branch of the
Absence of a popliteal artery pulse when palpated
Rotter
Abdominal aorta
Inferior to the rib
9. According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway adequacy for intubation purposes What is Class III?
Klatskin
Heister
Only the base of the uvula can be visualized
HCO3
10. The valve that prevents the retrograde flow of blood into the atrium from the left ventricle is the
Abducens (IV)
Nucleus pulposus
Incisional
Mitral valve
11. Normal adult range for sodium is...
Cholangitis
136 - 145 mEq/L
Fluorescein sodium
Protamine sulfate
12. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a
Nucleus pulposus
Chiba
Vertebral and internal carotids
Ligament of treitz
13. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?
YAG
Internal iliac artery
Winged scapula
Secobarbital
14. Serosanguineous drainage means
Three layer
Cystic
Rupture
Blood-tinged
15. The carotid body and carotid sinus are two sensory structures; the carotid body is a
Chemoreceptor
Intussusception
Dehiscence
Patellar tendon
16. During a Whipple procedure - what surgical maneuvers are performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum?
Kocher
Renal
Flow decreases and pressure increases
Adrenal
17. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?
Platelets
Inguinal
Accessory
Hypoglassal
18. Which ligament connects the thryoid to the trachea?
Fissure of sylvius
Delayed closure
Acetylcholine chloride
Berry
19. What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation?
Tetracaine
Renal calyx
Bone
Trauma victim with extensive burns of the body
20. In which circumstance could the patient sustain an injury to the pudenal nerves?
Positioned on the fracture table
Three layer
Gastroduodenal
Provide exposure
21. The reversal agent for heparin-induced anticoagulant is...
Protamine sulfate
Median
Rupture
Splenic
22. Polyglactin 910 suture is...
Absorbable - synthetic
Peroneal
Ciprofloxacin
Poupart's ligament
23. A barbituate that may be used for sleep in the night before surgery is...
Ventricular septal defect
Secobarbital
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Iliac
24. Lymph channels run parallel to which structures?
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Veins
Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
Round
25. The celiac artery trifurcates into the
Left gastric - splenic - and hepatic arteries
Sinuses of Valsalva
Iliac crest
Inferior thyroid artery
26. A left subcostal incision is typically used for
Subcutaneous
Splenectomy
50-70%
Gerotas
27. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the
Fibroblasts
Splenectomy
Hand
Medial meniscus
28. Hemolytic reactions caused by ABO
Treat hydrocephalus
Pinocystosis
Antibodies to the donor foreign proteins
Underlying muscle tension
29. If the suture breaks and the remainder of the suture line stays intact - which suture technique was utitlized?
Interrupted
Thoracodorsal
Frontal and temporal lobe
Positioned on the fracture table
30. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?
Evisceration
Inguinal ligament
Right and left common iliacs
Femur
31. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...
Bone
Congenital aganglionosis
Contamination
Cuboid bone
32. Intraoperative fluid and electroyte imbalance are affected by
Internal iliac artery
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
Iliac fossa
Duodenum
33. In order to preserve the hepatic artery during liver and pancreas procurement - Which branch artery must be identified and ligated?
Gastroduodenal
Spina bifida
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Lignual
34. Which type of needle would be selected for use on skin or tendon?
Cutting
Abdomen at the cisterna chyli
Improve wound visibility
Anaphylaxis
35. The head of the pancreas is surrounded by the
Duodenum
Mri
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
Protamine sulfate
36. These supplies blood to the brain
Pain control and early ambulation
Vertebral and internal carotids
Gel pads
Labrum
37. What may be requested during an emergency femoral embolectomy?
Internal iliac artery
Arteriograms
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Higher than the systolic pressure by one-half of the value
38. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?
Extended beyound the basement membrane
X
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
Compression
39. What ligaments travel in the upper part of the broad ligaments below and in front of the fallopian tubes - passing over the vesicle vessels and nerve?
Wire scissors
Riolan
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Round
40. The primary factor when selecting the surgical needle is...
Pulmonary embolus
Acetylcholine chloride
Compression
Reducing as much as possible the trauma to the tissue
41. The arterial supply to the bladder is derives mainly from the
Thoracoabdominal
Bacteria
Internal iliac
Choroid plexus
42. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...
Tensile strength
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Tachycardia
Winged scapula
43. The force of integumentary injuries that results from the skin remaining stationary while the underlying tissues shift is known as
Frontal and temporal lobe
Mitral valve
Superior
Shearing
44. An injury to the long thoracic nerve could cause
Winged scapula
Renal calyx
Doctrine of reasonable man
Anterior screws is competed first
45. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - staples should not be placed below the lateral iliopubic tract in order to avoid injuring the
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
Arrest
46. Which nerves must be identified during an inguinal hernia repair?
Choroid
Iliohypogastic and ilioinguinal
Drying of secretions
Cystic duct - common hepatic duct - lower edge of the liver
47. Which section of the stomach is wrapped behind the esophagus during a Nissen procedure?
Cystic
Hypovolemic shock
Bretylium
Fundus
48. Which carpal bones are fractured most frequently?
Positioned on the fracture table
Scaphoid
Transversalis fascia
Subcuticular
49. In addition to the zygoma - which other bone comprises the zygomatic arch?
Temporal
Breaks down the clot
Platelets
Hiatal hernia repair
50. The center structure of the intervertebral disc - which may herniate into the spinal nerve is the
Fibroplastic phase - remodeling phase - inflammatory phase
Splenomegaly
Nucleus pulposus
Common carotid