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Surgical First Assist

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1. What statement describes a nonrecurrent laryngeal nerve?






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






3. Heat loss from the body occurs by all the following methods except






4. The frozen section examination provides the surgen with a






5. During a Whipple procedure - what surgical maneuvers are performed to dissect the lateral peritoneal attachments of the duodenum?






6. An emergency durg used for treating ventricular fibrilation or tachycardia is...






7. Which cells secrete pepsinogen?






8. The principal goal of the surgical assistant during the surgical procedure is to...






9. The nerves int he axillary region






10. What sutures should not be used int he placement of heart valves?






11. A sigmoid colostomy is brought through the






12. Which term refers to the transmission of fluid along a strand of suture?






13. Between what postop days can dehiscence typically occur?






14. The arterial blood supply to the breast is supplied from branches of the






15. The drug added to a local anesthetic to increase diffusion is...






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






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






18. Which nerves are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?






19. The arterial supply to the bladder is derives mainly from the






20. What should be confirmed before administraion of any blood product?






21. A vagotomy is typically performed in conjection with which other procedure?






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






23. Increased WBC - bilirubin - alkaline phosphatase and positive blood culture would be associated with






24. To establish a tracheostomy - a transverse or midilne incision is made in the neck between the






25. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?






26. A procedure to treat retinal detachment is...






27. Which artery is susceptible to injury during a cholesycstecomy?






28. What types of incisions are used for laparscopy?






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






30. 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






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






32. During a laparoscopic hernia repair - stapling is avoided in the triangular area inferior to the internal inguinal ring called






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






34. Meningiomas are benign tumors that originate in the






35. Is procaryotic






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






37. What is usually caused by an injury to the middle meningeal artery?






38. 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






39. Body temperature is regulated by the






40. When performing a cannulated screw fixation for nondisplaced femoral neck fractures - compression of the






41. A tumor that involves the junction of the right and left hepatic ducts?






42. What structures of the kidney does urine drain into the major calyces?






43. The lithotomy position does not require






44. Which cranial nerves innervate the superior oblique muscle?






45. What is a fibrocartilage structure of the acetabular fossa that encloses the head of the femur?






46. When performing a high ligation and stripping of the great saphenous vein - which arteries are located at the saphenofemoral junction and should be kept from injury






47. Failure of the intestines to encapsulate within the peritoneal cavity of a newborn is...






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






49. What drug paralyzes the sphincter muscle of the iris?






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