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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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surgery
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Langer lines generally lie perpendicular to the direction of...
Sinus
Steri-strips
Prevent blood loss
Underlying muscle tension
2. What body system evokes a physiologic response that is similar to the response evoked by sympathomimetic cardiovascular drugs?
Surgical conscience
Fluorescein sodium
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
Sympathetic nervous system
3. Excessive secretion of growth hormones in adults causes
Iliac fossa
Hypothalamus
Acromegaly
Inferior thyroid artery
4. It is recommended that the square knot is...
Succinylcholine (Anectine)
Inflammatory
Hypovolemic shock
Performed as a two handed tie
5. Which hernia is typically the result of postoperative wound dehiscence?
Incisional
Inflammation
Fibroplastic phase - remodeling phase - inflammatory phase
250-300mmHg
6. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an
Foramen
The space of riolan
Antibiotic
Transverse ligament
7. What structures are located in the anterior mediastinum?
Thymus - ascending aorta - lymph nodes
Cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch
Taper
Accessory
8. A Stamey endoscopic procedure is performed to...
Only the base of the uvula can be visualized
Percutaneous ultrasound - liver function tests
Suspend the vesicle neck
Suspensory ligaments of cooper
9. A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure?
Pyloroplasty
Internal mammary - axillary and lateral thoracic
Polydioxanone
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
10. Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?
Trisegmentectomy
Subcutaneous
3.5 - 5.5 mEq/L
Sciatic
11. A left subcostal incision indicates surgery of the
Group B steptococci
Kocher
Spleen
0.9 NS
12. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?
YAG
Fibula
Cricoid
Internal iliac
13. The great sensory nerve of the face and head is the
Labrum
Trigeminal
Provide exposure
Meibomian gland
14. An organelle that contains digestive juices is the
Lysosome
Median
Water
Radial nerve
15. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?
Transverse ligament
Granulation
Supraorbital and supratrochlear
Radial
16. The blood component administered to patients with a clotting problem is...
Tunica musclaris
Hematocrit
Platelets
Mattox
17. The nerve of Grassi is associated with the
Portal
Employer liability for employee's negligent conduct
Stomach
Hemodialysis
18. One kilogram is equal to...
Dantrolene
Inferior thyroid artery
Internal mammary - axillary and lateral thoracic
1 -000 grams
19. What is used to reinforce a subcuticular closure?
Blood loss - fluid shifts and replacements
Steri-strips
Lidocaine
Rectal inury
20. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...
Myocardial infarction
Radial nerve
14 - 16 mmHg
Ileoanal
21. What microorganisms is responsbile for causing postoperative wound edge erythema and rebound tenderness?
Pyloromyotomy
Platelets
Group B steptococci
Iliohypogastic and ilioinguinal
22. The series of arcades along the mesenteric border thorughout the length of the colon is called the
Analgesic
Margical artery of drummond
4-8L/minute
Inguinal ring - inferior epigastric vessels - spermatic vessels
23. The trendelengurg position would be most appropriate for which procedure?
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Omphalocele
Fungi
Hand
24. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the
Hand
Direct
Tucking - advancement - resection
Rugae
25. During cataract surgery - the irrigation/aspiration handpiece is used for
Inguinal ligament
Removed residual cortex
Ventricular septal defect
Berry
26. Which structures must be anastomosed during a liver transplant?
Aminoglycosides
Sliding
Thoracoabdominal
Hepatic artery
27. Mechanical - thermal - and chemical are appropriate mechanisms to achieve
Balanced salt solution (BSS)
Uterine
Hemostasis
On the opposite side of the OR table from the surgeon
28. Which diagnostic imaging techniques are used to aid in diagnosing a rotator cuff tear?
Mri
Wet towels
Renal
Ventricular repolarization
29. Postop complications of an appendectomy include these
Hepaticojejunostomy
Intestinal obstruction - stump rupture - sepsis
Boutonniere deformity
Emissary
30. The flexure between the transverse colon and the descending colon is called the
HCO3
Splenic
Penicillinase-resistant penicillin
Lignual
31. Which organ is completely retorperitoneal?
Prevent blood loss
0.9% sodium chloride
Kidney
Armboards extended <90 - with palms facing up
32. The inner lining of the mucosa within the g.i. tract is composed of...
Gerotas
Clostridium perfringens
Simple columnar epithelium
Chiba
33. Which ligaments that contain fibrous tissue and non-striated muscle fibers passes in the inferior direction from the cervix on each side of the rectum to the front of the sacrum?
Radical vulvectomy
Uterosacral
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
34. The arterial blood supply to the nose is from branches of the internal and external
Potassium and calcium
Pilocarpine
Maxillary
Subclavian
35. Where is Hartmann's pouch located?
Craniosynostosis
Contamination
Gallbladder infundibulum
Emissary
36. Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially?
Adrenal
Protamine sulfate
Superior
Tachycardia
37. A patient is being evaluated for undergoing a breast reconstruction procedure and indicates she still smokes. Which procedures would the surgical assistant recommend?
Superior
Free TRAM flap
Rugae
Propofol
38. General and regional anesthesia contribute to body heat loss by causing
Vasodilation
Anterior cruciate
Protamine sulfate
Long thoracic
39. Which procedure is done for chronic dacryocystitis?
Purse-string
Aureus
Radial nerve
Dacryocystorhinostomy
40. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...
Rectal inury
Right hepatic
Perforation
Subcuticular
41. What referes to a civil wrong committed against a person or property - not including a breach of contract?
Tort
Nasal bleeding
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
4.6 - 8.0
42. Which of the following veins drains the intracranial venous sinuses to veins on the outside of the skull?
Obturator
Emissary
Catabolism
Reverse trendelenburg
43. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?
10 minutes
Coronal
Vertebral
Fissure of rolando
44. During a vascular procedure - monitoring the activated clotting time intraoperatively provides useful data for judging the need for reversal or addition of...
Heparin
Femoral hernia
Modified radical mastectomy
Paramedian
45. Which fractures is most commonly associated with a fat embolism?
Femur
At the location of the inguinal ligament
Doctrine of reasonable man
Radial nerve
46. What is the body's normal reponse to cell and tissue injury?
Mitral valve
Inflammation
Saphenous vein and internal mammary artery
Platelets
47. Which tendone is located under the clavicle and is the site of most rotator cuff repairs?
50-70%
Choroid
Subscapularis
Labrum
48. An injury to the long thoracic nerve could cause
Trisegmentectomy
Spleen
Winged scapula
Tort
49. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?
Ileoanal
Falx cerebri
Marginal mandibular
Cycloplegics
50. A chemical reaction that provides energy by the breakdown of food molecules is called
Internal carotid
Pronator teres
Catabolism
Levator ani