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Surgical First Assist

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1. The principle of personal liability






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






3. Which retractors are typically used to retract the strap muscles during a thyroidectomy?






4. When removing anal warts with a laser - the rectum is packed with a wet sponge to...






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






6. An organelle that contains digestive juices is the






7. During a carotid endarterectomy - which arteries are initially incised?






8. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






9. Which is not a carppal bone?






10. The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following tests?






11. Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?






12. What would affect normal wound healing?






13. What is the most common liver cancer?






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






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


16. What is an intraoperative hazard of laparascopic surgery?






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






18. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






19. The area where the common bile duct joins the pancreatic duct and enters the duodenum is called the






20. What dye is used in opthalmic surgery to diagnose corneal abrasions?






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






22. Which ligament connects the thryoid to the trachea?






23. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?






24. What statement describes second-degree AV block?






25. What structures are located in the anterior mediastinum?






26. When the myocardium weakens and enlarges - losing the ability to pump blood into the systemic circulation - the resulting condition is called






27. Which of the following is an example of an isotonic IV solution?






28. A vulsellum forceps is used in ___ surgery.






29. Which arteries supplies the cecum - ascending colon - hepatic flexure - and proximal portion of the transverse colon?






30. Adenocarcinoma of th head of the pancreas can result in jaundice - because of compression of the






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






32. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to...






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






34. What is the normal value of the BUN for adults?






35. What blood componenets are essential in clot formation?






36. An injury to the long thoracic nerve could cause






37. The arterial blood supply to the breast is supplied from branches of the






38. The purpose of hemostasis is to...






39. Know the following vessels






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


41. Which structures that travel thoughthe temporal bone must be identified and preserved when performing a mastoidectomy?






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






43. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the






44. The ovarian artery is a branch of the






45. An injury to the ulnar nerve could cause






46. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...






47. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






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






49. During a vascular procedure - monitoring the activated clotting time intraoperatively provides useful data for judging the need for reversal or addition of...






50. Which types of fistulas refers to leakage of urine into the vagina?