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Surgical First Assist

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is recommended that the square knot is...






2. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?






3. The ovarian artery is a branch of the






4. Traffic patterns in the surgery department are designed to...






5. What local anesthetic is used most frequently for preoperative ocular-instillation?






6. The term for a wound that completely separates and the internal organs extrude is...






7. The condition of imperforate anus includes these






8. The point of seperation between the posterior rectus sheath superiorly and absence of the sheath inferiorly is called the






9. A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to...






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






11. Liability is a legal rule that






12. What is a narcotic antagonist?






13. What is the princial goal of suctioning blood and body fluids fromt the wound?






14. A procedure to treat retinal detachment is...






15. The ovary is suspended from the posterior leaf of the broad ligament by the






16. Which nerve is at risk for injury in a humerus shaft fracture?






17. The purpose of hemostasis is to...






18. Seperates the frontal and temporal lobes






19. What is an intraoperative hazard of laparascopic surgery?






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






21. An organelle that contains digestive juices is the






22. In severe aortic stenosis the following are indications for valve replacement






23. Vitamin D deficiency can lead to...






24. According to the Mallampati classification of preoperatively assessing airway adequacy for intubation purposes What is Class III?






25. What is the durg of choice when lidocaine fails to achieve response for treating ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation during sudden cardiac arrest?






26. Which is not a carppal bone?






27. The narrow rim of fibrocartilage around the edge of the glenoid cavity is...






28. If the suture breaks and the remainder of the suture line stays intact - which suture technique was utitlized?






29. Which organ is frequently trapped in the inguinal sac of female patients?






30. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...






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






32. What type of patients are at risk for developing latex sesitivity?






33. Where do the mental nerves and vessels exit from the mandible?






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






35. Common pathogens infecting traumatic wounds often require the use of...






36. A common complication during emergence from general anesthesia is...






37. This local anesthetics has a longer duration






38. A laceration or avulsion of the extensor tendon at the proximal phalanx or proximal interphalangeal (PIP) join is called a






39. Sutures placed in a wound to prevent wound evisceration are called






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






41. The primary drug utilized to treat MH is...






42. Body temperature is regulated by the






43. The most common intraabdominal childhood tumor is...






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






45. A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka






46. The white line of Hilton is situated






47. What nerves are located lateral to the long thoracic nerve and innervates the latissimus dorsi muscle






48. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?






49. An injury to the ulnar nerve could cause






50. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?