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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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
Cardiac arrhythmias
Superficial external pudendal
Underlying muscle tension
De Quervain's
2. An enzyme active in the digestion of starches is...
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Amylase
Evisceration
More than 120 seconds
3. The branches of the aortic arch are...
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
C2
Debridement
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
4. What types of stitch patterns provides an excellent cosmetic closure?
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Subcuticular stitch
Arch bars
Pds
5. What is a narcotic antagonist?
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Permission is signed by two consulting physicians
Naloxone hydrochloride (Narcan)
Diaphragm
6. The border of the acetabular fossa of the hip joint that is deficient forming a C-shaped fossa that creates a gap is bridged by the
Transverse ligament
Sciatic
Surgical conscience
Isoproterenol
7. In which incision could retention sutures be used?
Vertical midline
Portal vein
Improve wound visibility
5-7 days
8. To perform cholangiography - which duct is identified and incised for placement of the cholangiocatheter?
Anaphylaxis
Quick preliminary diagnosis
Cystic
YAG
9. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - staples should not be placed below the lateral iliopubic tract in order to avoid injuring the
0.9 NS
Right hepatic artery - left hepatic artery - proper hepatic artery - celiac trunk - splenic trunk - left gastric artery - common hepatic artery - gastroduodenal artery
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
Iliac fossa
10. The ovary is suspended from the posterior leaf of the broad ligament by the
Sympathetic nervous system
Mesovarium
Thoracodorsal
Radial
11. What referes to a civil wrong committed against a person or property - not including a breach of contract?
Healon
Pinocystosis
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Tort
12. The superior margin of the hip bone s called the
Uterosacral
Hypotension
5-7 days
Iliac crest
13. Seperates the frontal and temporal lobes
Analgesic
Compression
Fissure of sylvius
Iliac crest
14. A white count of 14 -000 cu/mm would most likely indicate
Accessory
An infection
Provide exposure
Inferior thyroid artery
15. The narrow rim of fibrocartilage around the edge of the glenoid cavity is...
Glenoid labrum
Hypocalcemia
Aspiration
Condensation
16. The volume of rbc expressed as the number of cells per cubic mm
Treat hydrocephalus
Hematocrit value
Superficial external pudendal
Hypocalcemia
17. Polyglactin 910 suture is...
Thoracodorsal
Pyloromyotomy
Absorbable - synthetic
Pelvic exenteration
18. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes
Acromegaly
Axillary
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
Modified radical mastectomy
19. The patellar ligament is attached proximally to the patella and distally to which structure?
Tibial tuberosity
Gas gangrene
Pulmonary arteries
Temporal
20. When given as a preoperative medication - atropine produces
Drying of secretions
Peroneal
Modified radical mastectomy
Transverse carpal ligament
21. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a
Chiba
Green
Inferior thyroid artery
Inguinal ring - inferior epigastric vessels - spermatic vessels
22. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - stapling is avoided in the triangular area inferior to the internal inguinal ring called
Splenomegaly
Incisional
Rectal inury
Triangle of doom
23. A drug used to reverse hypotension is...
1.015 - 1.025
Subclavian
Levartenernol (levophed)
Winged scapula
24. Surgical enlargement of the passage between the prepylorus of the stomach and the duodenum is a
Pyloromyotomy
On the opposite side of the OR table from the surgeon
Pyloroplasty
Levator ani
25. The opthalmic artery divides into the
Renal calyx
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
Supraorbital and supratrochlear
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
26. A patient scheduled for surgery has a hematocrit reading of 45% of total blood volume - which is...
Vesicovaginal
Penicillinase-resistant penicillin
Nephrostomy
Within normal range
27. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?
the right atrium to the right ventricle
Paramedian
Fundus
Margical artery of drummond
28. Wich hemostatic agents are most frequently used during a spinal fusion?
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
Gallbladder infundibulum
Kidney
Thrombin
29. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?
Water
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Boutonniere deformity
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
30. What statement describes second-degree AV block?
Armboards extended <90 - with palms facing up
Some - but not all - atrial beats are conducted to the ventricles
Kraske
Hemostasis
31. Normal adult range for sodium is...
Incisional
Trisegmentectomy
136 - 145 mEq/L
Stomach
32. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?
Iliac crest
14 - 16 mmHg
Polydioxanone
Round
33. The term for a wound that completely separates and the internal organs extrude is...
Evisceration
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
Ovary
Inferior mesenteric vein - superior mesenteric vein - superior hemorrhoidal vein - splenic vein - right gastric artery - portal vein
34. Deep vein thrombosis occurs most commonly in the
Left iliac vein
Pilocarpine
Splenic
Trauma victim with extensive burns of the body
35. When performing an inguinal hernia repair and incising the external oblique muscle - the sensory nerve that innervates the scrotum and must be preserved is the
Cystic duct - common hepatic duct - lower edge of the liver
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Ilioinguinal
Hematocrit value
36. What is the anastomosis of choice when perfoming a total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis?
Ileoanal
Breaks down the clot
Right hepatic
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
37. Which position would be the most optimal for a pilonidal cycstectomy?
Debridement
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Fungi
Kraske
38. Which is not a complication of a transurethral prostatectomy?
Cefazolin
Rectal inury
Epithelium
Increase in end-tidal CO2
39. What is a result of potassium imbalance?
Dura
Common bile duct - ampulla of vater - intrahepatic ducts - right hepatic duct - left hepatic duct - gallbladder - cystic duct - common hepatic duct
Pfannensteil
Cardiac arrhythmias
40. Which metacarpals is most commonly fractured when associated with a 'boxer's fracture?
Linea alba
Trigeminal
Fifth
Condensation
41. What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF?
Portal vein
Vertical midline
Ventricles
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
42. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...
0.9 NS
Boutonniere deformity
Hypoglassal
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
43. What may be requested during an emergency femoral embolectomy?
Arteriograms
Pinocystosis
Hematoma
Ventricles
44. Which tendone is located under the clavicle and is the site of most rotator cuff repairs?
Subscapularis
Hypothalamus
Oddi
Inferior mesenteric vein - superior mesenteric vein - superior hemorrhoidal vein - splenic vein - right gastric artery - portal vein
45. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food molecules is called
Increase in end-tidal CO2
Catabolism
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
Labrum
46. During a vascular procedure - monitoring the activated clotting time intraoperatively provides useful data for judging the need for reversal or addition of...
Nucleus pulposus
Atrial depolarization
Heparin
Arteriograms
47. The head of the pancreas is surrounded by the
Stomach
Duodenum
Left iliac vein
Round
48. Reasons for skin graft failure include
Marginal mandibular
Splenic
Hematoma
Suprasternal notch
49. Two-thirds of the breast tissue rests on the pectoralis major muscle and the other one-third rests on the
Serratus anterior
Glenoid labrum
Only the base of the uvula can be visualized
Extracorporeal
50. What is a continuous circular suture placed around the lumen of a structure causing it to close?
Mannitol
Protamine sulfate
Purse-string
Iliac crest