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Surgical First Assist

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1. To prevent the plates - screws and rods from breaking when performing a spinal fusion - bone graft is need to fuse to...






2. The ovarian artery is a branch of the






3. What is not considered a permanent urinary diversion?






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






5. Lidocaine with epinephrine is contraindicated in surgery of the






6. The primary factor when selecting the surgical needle is...






7. Normal adult range for potassium is...






8. A major concern in draining a gangrenous gallbladder is...






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






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






11. Is procaryotic






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






13. What is the loose areolar tissue that seperates the breast fromt he pectoralis major muscle?






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






15. What is the mechanism of action in heparin?






16. Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?






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






18. The purpose of hemostasis is to...






19. What type of patients are at risk for developing latex sesitivity?






20. What statement concerning the Bankart procedure is correct?






21. The thyroid gland consists of right and left lobes joined by the






22. The nerves int he axillary region






23. The cartilage distal to the thyroid cartilage and proximal to the thyroid gland is the






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






25. Dumping syndrome is a complication of...






26. The arterial supply to the intestinal tract - with the exception of the stomach - duodenum - and distal rectum - is derived from the






27. The celiac artery trifurcates into the






28. The two muscles that form the pelvic diaphragm are...






29. The most common cause of delayed wound healing in the operative patient is...






30. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt is used to...






31. Phagocystosis by the white blood cells is an example of the body's






32. 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






33. 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






34. A rounded protuberance found at a point of articulation with another bone is called a






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






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






37. The liver is divided into two principal lobes by which ligament?






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






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






40. Which hernia is typically the result of postoperative wound dehiscence?






41. Which arteries are identified - ligated - and divided during the perineal dissection of an abdominoperineal resection?






42. What is considered to be a biological hazard in the operating room?






43. Which opthalmic medications are injected into the anteior chamber during a cataract procedure to aid in keeping the iris in position prior to inserting the lens prosthesis?






44. At which vertebral level is the ondontoid process located?






45. What is an abnormal activiated clotting time?






46. The trauma patient with a cervical spine injury at or near C3 or C5 is at great risk for






47. During hemostasis - prothrombin and thromboplastin - along with calcium ions in the blood - form






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






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






50. Which cranial nerves are at risk for injury during acarotid endarterectomy?