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Surgical First Assist

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1. The blood component administered to patients with a clotting problem is...






2. In which procedure would a Fogarty catheter be utilized?






3. Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?






4. What is the most common change in vital signs that are associated with early hypovolemic shock?






5. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?






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






7. Normal adult male range for RBC is...






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






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






10. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as






11. Which nerves innervate the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscle - and should be identified and preserved when performing a radical neck dissection?






12. What is used to reinforce a subcuticular closure?






13. A chalazion is a chronic inflammation of the






14. 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?






15. Postop - skin staples are generally removed






16. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the






17. What methods should the surgical assistant consider when cutting sutures?


18. The utereine artery is a branch of the anterior trunk of the






19. Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of...






20. Which surgical maneuvers refers to the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum - pancreas - and other retroperitoneal structures?






21. The arterial blood supply to the nose is from branches of the internal and external






22. 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






23. Water constitutes What average normal percentage of total body weight?






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






25. The most frequent site of cartilage tears in the knee joint is the






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






27. What is a measurement of the pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood?






28. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?






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






30. A radical lymphadenectomy is performed to treat cancer of the






31. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...






32. During a Whipple procedure - what surgical maneuvers are performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum?






33. The primary factor when selecting the surgical needle is...






34. Normal adult range for sodium is...






35. The ovarian artery is a branch of the






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






37. The volume of rbc expressed as the number of cells per cubic mm






38. The arterial supply to the intestinal tract - with the exception of the stomach - duodenum - and distal rectum - is derived from the






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






40. Reasons for skin graft failure include






41. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka






42. Which term refers to the transmission of fluid along a strand of suture?






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






44. Collagen is produced by which connective tissue cells?






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






46. The earliest sign of MH is...






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






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






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






50. A lower oblique incision is called a/an