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Surgical First Assist

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1. The most common skin cancer is...






2. What statement is correct concerning the handling of renal calculi?






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






4. What is the most common liver cancer?






5. A patient scheduled for surgery has a hematocrit reading of 45% of total blood volume - which is...






6. Which section of the stomach is wrapped behind the esophagus during a Nissen procedure?






7. Dextran is used parenterally to...






8. The frozen section examination provides the surgen with a






9. A sigmoid colostomy is brought through the






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






11. Which ligaments enclose the round ligament and extends from the lateral surface of the uterus to the pelvic wall?






12. Which tendone is located under the clavicle and is the site of most rotator cuff repairs?






13. 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






14. The fascia surrounding the kidney is called






15. Which type of hernias occur in Hesselbach's triangle?






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






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






18. What is the most common change in vital signs that are associated with early hypovolemic shock?






19. The head of the pancreas is surrounded by the






20. Drains are typically passed to the exterior through?






21. The legal doctrine that mandages every professional to carry out his or her duties according to the national standards of care practiced throughout the country is the






22. Which procedures involve abdominal - perineal - and groin dissection?






23. Intercostal nerves and vessels are located






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






25. Which cranial nerves innervate the inferior - medial - superior rectus - inferior oblique - and levator palpebrae muscle of the eye?






26. What is the most common cause of mitral stenosis?






27. Clostridium perfringens is associated with with clinical condition?






28. Prior to plating a mandibular fracture - what should be applied to ensure proper occlusion of the teeth?






29. Which nerve that innervates the muscles around the chin must be protected from injury when repairing a fracture of the madible?






30. The frontal lobe is bounded posteriorly by the central sulcus - also called the






31. The coronary arteries originate at the base of the ascending aorta - aka






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






33. The avascular area located in the mesentery and to the left of the middle colic artery is...






34. In which incision could retention sutures be used?






35. The fold of dura mater that seperates the cerebral hemispheres






36. A drug used to reverse hypotension is...






37. What microorganisms is responsbile for causing postoperative wound edge erythema and rebound tenderness?






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






39. What is the body's normal reponse to cell and tissue injury?






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






41. Pathologic enlargement of the male breast is called






42. What should not be administered to a patient who is exhibiting asystole?






43. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...






44. Which affect renal vascular resistance?






45. Which structures that travel thoughthe temporal bone must be identified and preserved when performing a mastoidectomy?






46. Some patients may show the most severe and lifethreatening type of reaction to certain drugs known as






47. Valves of the gallbladder are called






48. The branches of the aortic arch are...






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






50. Which surgical maneuvers refers to the dissection of the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum to allow inspection of the duodenum - pancreas - and other retroperitoneal structures?