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Surgical First Assist
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health-sciences
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1. Which is the best indicator for possible failure of a below-th-knee amputation to heal?
Congestive heart failure - angina - syncope Palpitations
Fifth
Dura
Absence of a popliteal artery pulse when palpated
2. General and regional anesthesia contribute to body heat loss by causing
Vasodilation
Pain control and early ambulation
Venous air embolism
Taper
3. In the lateral chest position - a sand bag - or padding is placed under the chest at the axillary level to...
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
Supraorbital and supratrochlear
Platelets
4. Wich hemostatic agents are most frequently used during a spinal fusion?
Thrombin
4.6 - 8.0
Foramen
Extended beyound the basement membrane
5. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...
Renal pelvis
3 minutes
Compression
Gastric bypass
6. Endoscopic knot tying performed externally - introduced - and secured intra-abdominally is...
Treat hydrocephalus
Internal mammary - axillary and lateral thoracic
Pelvic exenteration
Extracorporeal
7. By definition - carcinoma in situ is a malignant neoplasm that has not
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Pds
Right hepatic
Duodenum
8. A needle biopsy of the lung may be accomplished with a
Chiba
Berry
Tibial tuberosity
Purse-string
9. If the suture breaks and the remainder of the suture line stays intact - which suture technique was utitlized?
Subclavian
Increased blood flow
Mannitol
Interrupted
10. Following injury to the lower limb - your patient's knee is evaluated. His leg can easily be displaced anteriorly on a fixed thigh. This would indicate a torn
Temporal
Anterior cruicate ligament
Myocardial ischemia
50-70%
11. Which nerves must be identified during an inguinal hernia repair?
3 minutes
Iliohypogastic and ilioinguinal
Chemical burn
Hypotension
12. What is the amount of time that heparin is systemically distributed in the adult?
3 minutes
Thoracodorsal
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Can cause severe ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
13. Delayed wound healing may be related to...
Subclavian
Age
Cutting
Edge of the minor calyces
14. What is the most common change in vital signs that are associated with early hypovolemic shock?
Perpendicular to the long axis of the underlying muscle
Open
Coronal
Tachycardia
15. Normal adult range for sodium is...
Fissure of rolando
5 -000 - 10 -000/mm3
Venous air embolism
136 - 145 mEq/L
16. What types of stitch patterns provides an excellent cosmetic closure?
Potassium and calcium
Subcuticular stitch
Accessory
Catabolism
17. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?
Total abdominal hysterectomy
Marginal mandibular
Hold everyone legally responsible for their hown negligent acts
Broad
18. 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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19. Which vein - in addition to the gonadal and lumbar - should be clamped and ligated when performing a left kidney procurement?
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
The footplate of the stapes cannot move
Adrenal
Metastatic disease
20. The liver is divided into two principal lobes by which ligament?
YAG
Falciform
Pelvic exenteration
Aureus
21. What is a measurement of the pressure of carbon dioxide in the arterial blood?
Accessory
Tentorium cerebelli - transverse
Superior
PaCO2
22. The nerve of Grassi is associated with the
Balanced salt solution (BSS)
Stomach
Sutures should be placed in deep tissue to prevent hematoma
Chemical burn
23. Which vein proximally travels across the neck of the abdominal aorta?
Thin layer of subcutaneous brown fat for insulation
Veins
Renal
1.015 - 1.025
24. When removing anal warts with a laser - the rectum is packed with a wet sponge to...
Pyloric stenosis
Prevent escape of methane gas
15x/hr with 3 exchanges of fresh air
Brachiocephalic - left common carotid - left subclavian
25. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?
Hepatic artery
Sciatic
Water
Right hepatic
26. Which site is used for autotransplanting one or more of the parathyroid glands?
Green
Forearm
Acetylcholine chloride
Congenital aganglionosis
27. This local anesthetics has a longer duration
Modified radical mastectomy
Wire scissors
Prevent pressure on the lower arm
Marcaine
28. Which is not a carppal bone?
Cuboid bone
Vertebral and internal carotids
Within normal range
Fracture of the proximal third of the ulna with radial dislocation
29. Which wound complication would require immediate surgery?
Splenomegaly
Evisceration
Splenic - superior mesenteric
Secobarbital
30. Which tendone is located under the clavicle and is the site of most rotator cuff repairs?
Serratus anterior
Inflammatory
Open
Subscapularis
31. The most appropriate devices to prevent skin pressure ulcers and deep tissue injury in the OR are...
Water
Wire scissors
Dehiscence
Gel pads
32. An injury to the ulnar nerve could cause
Claw hand
Extended beyound the basement membrane
Inflammation
Traction sutures
33. Traffic patterns in the surgery department are designed to...
Chemoreceptor
Esophagus
Aid in preventing surgical site infections
Fifth and tenth
34. Which vein drains the right side of the vertebral column?
Flame-retardant
Internal carotid
Age
Azygos
35. A procedure to treat retinal detachment is...
Atresia
Fifth and tenth
Scleral buckling
Hemostasis
36. During lateral positioning - a
An infection
Kraske
Traction sutures
Pillow is placed between the legs
37. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the
Can cause severe ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity
Preserving clotting ability
Pilocarpine
Hand
38. A method to protect tissue fromt the CO2 laser is to cover the area with
Hypothyroidism - tetany - hoarseness
Atrial depolarization
Thrombin
Wet towels
39. At what point does the external iliac artery become the femoral artery?
Cricoid cartilage and suprasternal notch
Mattox
At the location of the inguinal ligament
Lignual
40. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?
Platelets
Marginal mandibular
Gain as much ankle joint mobility as possible
Rheumatic fever
41. Which ligament connects the thryoid to the trachea?
Berry
Aminoglycosides
Wire scissors
Circumflex and anterior descending arteries
42. Removal of all liver tissue to the right of the falciform ligament is called?
X
Trisegmentectomy
Internal iliac artery
Hematoma
43. Which cranial nerve emerges from the medulla - passes through the skull - and descends through the neck region into the thorax and abdominal region?
Oculomotor (III)
X
Duodenum
Pronator teres
44. Cephalothin sodium (Keflin) is a/an
Antibiotic
Atresia
Paramedian
Choroid
45. What is at the greatest risk for fluid volume deficit?
Pulmonary embolus
Mesentery
Underlying muscle tension
Trauma victim with extensive burns of the body
46. The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following tests?
Pyloric stenosis
Hematocrit
Inferior mesenteric vein - superior mesenteric vein - superior hemorrhoidal vein - splenic vein - right gastric artery - portal vein
Gerotas
47. Ulnar nerve damage could result from
Placement of an elbow on unpadded table
Meibomian gland
Hemostasis
Round
48. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?
Vertical midline
Body fluids and laser plume
Pulmonary embolus
Renal
49. A herniation of the cul-de-sac of Douglas is a/an
On the opposite side of the OR table from the surgeon
Enterocele
Green
Taper
50. The arterial supply to the intestinal tract - with the exception of the stomach - duodenum - and distal rectum - is derived from the
Superior and inferior mesenteric arteries
Pillow is placed between the legs
Talus
Taper
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