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Surgical First Assist

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1. What could occur when a posterior fossa craniotomy is performed with the patient in a sitting position?






2. Which of the following arteries is a direct branch of the internal carotid?






3. Serosanguineous drainage means






4. The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering






5. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...






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






7. The flexure at the junction of the duodenum and jejunum is the






8. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?






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






10. The thoracic duct begins in the






11. A vesicourethral abdominal suspension is aka






12. Which structures must be anastomosed during a liver transplant?






13. Reasons for skin graft failure include






14. An imperforation or closure of a normal opening is called






15. What is not an inhalation anesthetic agent?






16. What is a continuous circular suture placed around the lumen of a structure causing it to close?






17. In cataract surgery - a viscous jelly sometimes used to occupy space is...






18. Know the following vessels






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






20. What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult?






21. The lithotomy position does not require






22. Pathologic enlargement of the male breast is called






23. The normal pH of blodd is...






24. Which lymph nodes are located between the pectoralis major and minor muscles?






25. Retraction of eyelid tissues requiring intermittent retraction and release over a period of time is accomplished by utilizing






26. Insufficient blood flow to the heart muscle may lead to...






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

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28. Both direct and indirect hernias are the result of tears in the






29. Water constitutes What average normal percentage of total body weight?






30. Which types of fractures is at the greatest risk for infection?






31. Sutures fromt he ear may be removed after






32. What referes to a civil wrong committed against a person or property - not including a breach of contract?






33. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - staples should not be placed below the lateral iliopubic tract in order to avoid injuring the






34. What types of blood components is the most common source of bacterial infection in a transfusion?






35. The center structure of the intervertebral disc - which may herniate into the spinal nerve is the






36. Continuous lateral stitches placed beneath the epithelial layer of the skin are...






37. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






38. Which muscle is an important anatomical landmark in fractures of the forearm?






39. When positioning a patient for a gnecological procedure involving the candy cane stirrups - the surgical assistant is deliverate in avoiding pressure on the laterl aspect of the patient's knee to prevent injury to which nerve?






40. In the lateral chest position - a sand bag - or padding is placed under the chest at the axillary level to...






41. In which procedures will the patient be placed in supine position with the right side slightly elevated by a wedge?






42. A cholesteatoma is a benign tumor that develops in the






43. Delayed wound healing may be related to...






44. Newborn vomiting - free of bile - and projectile in nature - is indicative of...






45. Which vein is shared by the pancreas and liver?






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






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






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






49. The lateral ventricles within the cerebral hemisphere communicate with the third ventricle through the opening called






50. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?







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