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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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surgery
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1. Removal of devitalized tissue is...
Femur
Holds each individual responsible for his or her own actions
Debridement
Rheumatic fever
2. A wound that is left open and closed secondarily when there is no longer evidence of infection is an example of...
Arrest
Performed as a two handed tie
Emissary
Delayed closure
3. Sutures placed in a wound to prevent wound evisceration are called
Retention
Subclavian
Splenectomy
Mesovarium
4. NOT a layer of an artery
Co2 - nd:yag - argon
PaCO2
Tunica musclaris
Fifth and tenth
5. During hemostasis - prothrombin and thromboplastin - along with calcium ions in the blood - form
Thrombin
Reverse trendelenburg
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Cystic
6. Infants are at risk of losing body heat quickly due to their
Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
Anaphylaxis
Fungi
Arrest
7. Normal adult range for potassium is...
Falx cerebri
Potassium and calcium
Succinylcholine (Anectine)
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
8. Prior to plating a mandibular fracture - what should be applied to ensure proper occlusion of the teeth?
Inflammation
Purse-string
Arch bars
Pillow is placed between the legs
9. Which is an alternate procedure to stapedectomy?
Hematocrit value
Hold everyone legally responsible for their hown negligent acts
Stapedotomy
Obturator
10. What is a Monteggia fracture?
Fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with radial dislocation
Gallbladder infundibulum
Calcium chloride
Pyloromyotomy
11. Another name for the folds on the inner wall of the stomach is...
Atresia
Rugae
Anterior capsule is reattached to rim of the glenoid
Adrenal
12. Significantly decreased volume of circulating blood or plasma in the body may cause the patient to go into
Hypovolemic shock
Calcium chloride
Hematocrit value
Internal iliac artery
13. The center structure of the intervertebral disc - which may herniate into the spinal nerve is the
Serratus anterior
Cefazolin
Azygos
Nucleus pulposus
14. Seepage of skin preparation solution under a patient may result in a
Chemical burn
Preserving clotting ability
Thrombin
Prevent blood loss
15. The correct arm placement when positioning a patient supine with arms extended on armboards is...
Claw hand
Armboards extended <90 - with palms facing up
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Transversalis fascia
16. A radical lymphadenectomy is performed to treat cancer of the
Bacteria
Linea alba
Testicles
Osteochondral defects
17. Is procaryotic
Hypoxia - hypothermia - and hypovolemia
Bacteria
Hypoglassal
Increased blood flow
18. The superior margin of the hip bone s called the
Portal
Nonabsorbable suture on a cutting needle
Iliac crest
Antibodies to the donor foreign proteins
19. An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is...
Left gastric - splenic - and hepatic arteries
Calcium chloride
Direct
Nephrostomy
20. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?
Edge of the minor calyces
Berry
Arcuate line
Positioned on the fracture table
21. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka
Uterosacral
Each leg raised slowly and gently as it is grasped by the toes
C2
Sinuses of Valsalva
22. High doses of nitrous oxide block the metabolism of what vitamin?
Anaphylaxis
Vitamin B12
Triangle of doom
Trisegmentectomy
23. The mammary gland is fixed to the overlying skin and underlying pectoral fascia by fibrous bands known as
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Infraumbilical
Doctrine of reasonable man
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
24. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?
Klatskin
Iliac crest
Rheumatic fever
Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
25. A left subcostal incision indicates surgery of the
Ileoanal
Spleen
Margical artery of drummond
Abdominal aorta
26. Valves of the gallbladder are called
Preserving clotting ability
Marginal mandibular
Prevent blood loss
Heister
27. The white line of Hilton is situated
Between the external and internal anal sphincters
Embolectomy
Green
Fluorescein sodium
28. What is the name for the small pancreatic duct?
Vasodilation
Santorini
Nerve damage
Serratus anterior
29. Traffic patterns in the surgery department are designed to...
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Anterior screws is competed first
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Aid in preventing surgical site infections
30. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...
Santorini
Splenectomy
Subcuticular
Prevent escape of methane gas
31. The nerve of Grassi is associated with the
Metastatic disease
Not removed
Kocher
Stomach
32. In which circumstance could the patient sustain an injury to the pudenal nerves?
Dura
Superficial external pudendal
Positioned on the fracture table
Mesentery
33. When given as a preoperative medication - atropine produces
Drying of secretions
X
Temporal
Obturator
34. The position used typically in thyroid and gallbladder surgery is...
Date of expiration
Gastric bypass
Internal mammary - axillary and lateral thoracic
Reverse trendelenburg
35. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?
Choroid
Secobarbital
Prevent escape of methane gas
Subcuticular stitch
36. The ovary is suspended from the posterior leaf of the broad ligament by the
Low lithotomy
Mesovarium
Tunica musclaris
Accessory
37. What is a fibrocartilage structure of the acetabular fossa that encloses the head of the femur?
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Labrum
Perforation
Median
38. When possible during a plastic surgery procedre - incision should be placed
Cardiac arrhythmias
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
39. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?
Sinus
Wire scissors
Free TRAM flap
Three layer
40. 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
Trigeminal
Facial
Superficial external pudendal
Permission is signed by two consulting physicians
41. Fissure Sylvius separates the
Aminoglycosides
Tachycardia
Hematoma
Frontal and temporal lobe
42. During the adminstration of general anesthesia - there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in stage
Ciprofloxacin
II
Genitofemoral and lateral femoral cutaneous nerves
Aminoglycosides
43. Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with
Lidocaine
Fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with radial dislocation
Surgical conscience
Superficial peroneal
44. Which two tests are the most cost-efficient in preoperative determination of calculi in the bile tract?
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Absence of a popliteal artery pulse when palpated
Inflammation
Permission is signed by two consulting physicians
45. The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order - starting with the most superficial
Aqueduct of Sylvius
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Fibroblasts
46. What is the purpose for the surgical creation of an arteriovenous fistula?
Hemodialysis
Brocas
3 months
Ovary
47. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?
Breaks down the clot
Metastatic disease
Forearm
Granulation
48. What is the anastomosis of choice when perfoming a total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis?
Mitral valve
Ileoanal
Nucleus pulposus
YAG
49. What is the most common physically identifiable pathology of portal hypertension?
Left gastric - splenic - and hepatic arteries
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Lidocaine
Splenomegaly
50. The primary drug utilized to treat MH is...
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Duramater - arachnoid - pia mater (DAP)
Levator ani
Dantrolene
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