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Surgical First Assist

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






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






3. Which paired nerves must be carefully identified during a thyroidectomy?






4. Which vessels typically utilized for a coronary artery bypass?






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






6. Which organ is frequently trapped in the inguinal sac of female patients?






7. Which vein - in addition to the gonadal and lumbar - should be clamped and ligated when performing a left kidney procurement?






8. The carotid body and carotid sinus are two sensory structures; the carotid body is a






9. The opthalmic artery divides into the






10. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...






11. Which nerves are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?






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






13. An enzyme active in the digestion of starches is...






14. What is the anastomosis of choice when perfoming a total abdominal colectomy for ulcerative colitis?






15. Incomplete closure of paired verterbral arches that can be treated surgically is know as






16. A hernia through Which bowel or omentum extends and cannot be returned to its normal position through manipulation is referred to as a/an






17. The purpose of hemostasis is to...






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






19. A broad spectrum bactericidal antibiotic that interferes with synthesis of the cell wall and has a chemical structure similar to the penicillins is...






20. A left subcostal incision is typically used for






21. Which solutions are used during a diagnostic cystoscopy?






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






23. Cleft lip repair is usually recommended at






24. Blood passes through the bicuspid (mitral) valve when it flows from...






25. The third ventricle of the brain empties into the fourth ventricle through the






26. The primary drug utilized to treat MH is...






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






28. Which is not a carppal bone?






29. What is the principal muscle of the pelvic floor?






30. Which arteries are contained within the cardinal ligament?






31. The most frequent site of cartilage tears in the knee joint is the






32. The border of the acetabular fossa of the hip joint that is deficient forming a C-shaped fossa that creates a gap is bridged by the






33. The isotonic solution that is closest to human physiology is...






34. The rectus sheath that meet to form a tough fibrous white band that extends from the xiphoid process to the pubic symphysis is the






35. An emergency drug used in cardiac surgery that increases myocardial contractility is...






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






37. Which rectus muscle moves the eyeball upward and medially?






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






39. The mammary gland is fixed to the overlying skin and underlying pectoral fascia by fibrous bands known as






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






41. Cardioplegia induces cardiac






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






43. What are complications of internal K-wire fixation f a Colles' fracture?






44. Mechanical - thermal - and chemical are appropriate mechanisms to achieve






45. Epinephrine should be used in this situation






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






47. During a triple arthrodesis - the capsule of the talonavicular - calcaneoocuboid and subtalar joint are circumferentially incised to...






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






49. What is the normal value of the BUN for adults?






50. A white count of 14 -000 cu/mm would most likely indicate