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Surgical First Assist

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1. What statement concerning the Bankart procedure is correct?






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






3. What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult?






4. A stagnorn stone is one that lodges and continues to grow int he






5. Wound drains may be secured with






6. 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






7. The mammary gland is fixed to the overlying skin and underlying pectoral fascia by fibrous bands known as






8. Which two tests are the most cost-efficient in preoperative determination of calculi in the bile tract?






9. General and regional anesthesia contribute to body heat loss by causing






10. A hernia through Which bowel or omentum extends and cannot be returned to its normal position through manipulation is referred to as a/an






11. What is the name for the small pancreatic duct?






12. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






13. Deep vein thrombosis occurs most commonly in the






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






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






16. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the






17. Cardioplegia induces cardiac






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






19. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?






20. Clostridium perfringens is associated with with clinical condition?






21. Which phase of healing begins within minutes of injury?






22. An injury to the long thoracic nerve could cause






23. Which type of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle?






24. What cavities within the brain is filled with CSF?






25. A patient scheduled for surgery has a hematocrit reading of 45% of total blood volume - which is...






26. The amount of tension or pull expressed in pounds that a suture can withstand before it breaks is...






27. Which disorders are characteriezed by compression of the abductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis tendon near the radial styloid process?

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28. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






29. A common pathogen associated with decubitus ulcers is Staphyloccocus






30. The principle of personal liability






31. Impaired healing of a vertical abdominal incision can result in






32. The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an






33. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...






34. Chronic otitis media can lead to loss of hearing. In the early stages - the patient can be helped by






35. Which types of fractures is at the greatest risk for infection?






36. The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus - also called the






37. A vagal response would be






38. Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior - medial - superior rectus - inferior oblique - and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye?






39. Body temperature is regulated by the






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






41. When possible during a plastic surgery procedre - incision should be placed






42. During hemostasis - prothrombin and thromboplastin - along with calcium ions in the blood - form






43. Know the following vessels






44. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an






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






46. A patient who has undergone a right-side herniorrhaphy presents 2-5 days postoperatively with swollen and tender testis. What is a likely complication?






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






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






49. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?






50. Newborn vomiting - free of bile - and projectile in nature - is indicative of...