Test your basic knowledge |

Surgical First Assist

Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What should be sent postop with the patient who has arch bars applied?






2. Which organ is completely retorperitoneal?






3. A potential complication that can occur when the patient is undergoing an occipital craniotomy while in Fowler's position is...






4. The most common skin cancer is...






5. What is normal cardiac output for an adult?






6. A common pathogen associated with decubitus ulcers is Staphyloccocus






7. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the






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






9. One kilogram is equal to...






10. What is the most common type of hernia that occurs in females?






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






12. During the adminstration of general anesthesia - there is a loss of the eyelid reflex in stage






13. Which congential anomalies limit the skull's volume and increases the intracranial pressure?






14. When performing a tympanoplasty - the graft is secured to the oval window when






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






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






17. In which procedure would a Fogarty catheter be utilized?






18. Clostridium perfringens is associated with with clinical condition?






19. Which fractures is most commonly associated with a fat embolism?






20. The frozen section examination provides the surgen with a






21. What is the nourishing coat of the eyeball that consists mainly of blood vessels?






22. Which lymph nodes must be removed and histologically examined when performing a segmental pulmonary resection for lung cancer?






23. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?






24. Anatomical landmarks for a laparoscopic inguinal hernia include these






25. Which lasers are used to destroy the lens casule during cataract surgery?






26. Which incisions allow for optimal exposure of frontal sinus fractures?






27. Postop hernias are common after which incisions?






28. The veins of sappey drain the






29. Plication of the inferior vena cava or insertion of an imbrella-type filter is performed to treat






30. Which movements of the upper extremity would be most painful if tendinitis of the supraspinatus muscle is present?






31. What antibiotics should not be given as a preoperative prophylaxis to a pediatric patient?






32. Normal adult range for sodium is...






33. Deep vein thrombosis occurs most commonly in the






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






35. Fissure Sylvius separates the






36. The mechanical strength of a weak eye muscle due to strabismus in a pediatric patient can be corrected by...






37. Which knee ligament prevents the femur from sliding posteriorly on the tibia and is the usual site for knee ligament reconstruction?






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






39. The liver is divided into two principal lobes by which ligament?






40. The recurrent laryngeal nerve that supplies the vocal cords lies very close to the






41. Cardiac arrhythmias of ventricular origin can be treated with






42. The position used typically in thyroid and gallbladder surgery is...






43. The setting of the pneumatic tourniquet pressure on an average adult for a lower extremity should be






44. The section of the gastrointestinal tract that is least affected by Crohn's disease is the






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






46. Chvostek's sign can indicate






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






48. Which of the following veins drains the intracranial venous sinuses to veins on the outside of the skull?






49. Which is not a complication of a transurethral prostatectomy?






50. The incision for the tracheostomy is approx. 1/4' above the