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Surgical First Assist

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






2. Which opthalmic medications are injected into the anteior chamber during a cataract procedure to aid in keeping the iris in position prior to inserting the lens prosthesis?






3. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






4. Which knee ligament prevents the femur from sliding posteriorly on the tibia and is the usual site for knee ligament reconstruction?






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






6. The three phases wound healing include these






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






8. One kilogram is equal to...






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






10. Which structures must be anastomosed during a liver transplant?






11. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?






12. The only depolarizing muscle relaxant in clinical use is...






13. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?






14. Deoxygenated blood is carried from the right ventricle to the lungs via which structure?






15. Spinal fluid is produced by the






16. Hesselbach's triangle is bounded by the rectus abdominis muscle - inferior epigastric vessels and






17. The mechanical strength of a weak eye muscle due to strabismus in a pediatric patient can be corrected by...






18. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?






19. Hirschsprung's disease is synonymous with






20. What are the branches of the left coronary artery?






21. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?






22. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?






23. The junction of the superior mesenteric and splenic veins forms the






24. Heat loss from the body occurs by all the following methods except






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






26. The white line of Hilton is situated






27. Postop complications of an appendectomy include these






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






29. Which is an alternate procedure to stapedectomy?






30. An elderly patient who is one week postabdominal surgery complains of a 'popping' sensation associated with coughing or straining. the most likely cause is...






31. A lower oblique incision is called a/an






32. Which vein - in addition to the gonadal and lumbar - should be clamped and ligated when performing a left kidney procurement?






33. Which fractures are caused by falling on the back of the hand with the wrist flexed - aka reverse Colles' fracture?

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34. The donor left kidney is preferred in order to procure additional length of the






35. To establish a tracheostomy - a transverse or midilne incision is made in the neck between the






36. What characteristics of draping materials is true?






37. The anatomical division between the inguinal and femoral regions is the

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38. What is not an inhalation anesthetic agent?






39. 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






40. What is a result of potassium imbalance?






41. Cardioplegia induces cardiac






42. The left gastric - right gastric - right gastroepiploic - left gastroepiploic - and short gastric arteries supply the






43. The wound classification of a thoracotomy is...






44. The most appropriate devices to prevent skin pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury in the OR are...






45. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...






46. The primary drug utilized to treat MH is...






47. Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their






48. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






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






50. These supplies blood to the brain