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Surgical First Assist

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1. These complications can result from a total thyroidectomy






2. What are the branches of the left coronary artery?






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






4. What causes localized temperature elevation during the inflammatory response?






5. Which two electrolytes are essential for normal cardiac contractions?






6. Which arteries supplies blood to the thyroid gland?






7. What is a measurement of the amount of bicarbonate in arterial blood?






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






9. When performing a radical cystectomy with ileal conduit - Which is an alternative patient position that a surgeon may prefer?






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






11. Which nerves are affected by carpal tunnel syndrome?






12. The volume of red blood cells in whole blood is determined by which of the following tests?






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






14. Which carpal bones are fractured most frequently?






15. NOT a layer of an artery






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






17. The curved transverse incision used for pelvic surgery is called a/an






18. Clostridium perfringens is associated with with clinical condition?






19. A miotic drug is...






20. Intraoperative fluid and electroyte imbalance are affected by






21. Woulds in which there is significant bacterial contamination - foreign bodies - or extensive tissue trauma are generally closed by which intention?






22. A wound that is left open and closed secondarily when there is no longer evidence of infection is an example of...






23. What is a narcotic antagonist?






24. The most common congenital defect of the heart is a






25. 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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26. Adipose tissue lies in which skin layer?






27. When performing an open AAA - which artery or arteries are cross-clamped prior to cross-clamping the aorta?






28. What is the preferred procedure for recurrent or persistent carcinoma of the cervix after radiation therapy has been completed?






29. What characteristics of draping materials is true?






30. The left gastric - right gastric - right gastroepiploic - left gastroepiploic - and short gastric arteries supply the






31. Wound classification is assigned when






32. A prolongation of the breast tissue located in the upper - outer part of the breast that passes through an opening in the axillary fascia is called the






33. During cataract surgery - the irrigation/aspiration handpiece is used for






34. What is the fornix in the kidney organ?






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






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






37. When positioning a patient for a gnecological procedure involving the candy cane stirrups - the surgical assistant is deliverate in avoiding pressure on the laterl aspect of the patient's knee to prevent injury to which nerve?






38. The three protective tissue layers called the meninges lie in the following order - starting with the most superficial






39. During a carotid endarterectomy - which arteries are initially incised?






40. The incision for the tracheostomy is approx. 1/4' above the






41. What body system evokes a physiologic response that is similar to the response evoked by sympathomimetic cardiovascular drugs?






42. The reactions ototoxity and nephrotoxity can be a result of administering






43. In which incision could retention sutures be used?






44. The structure that bind the small intestine to the posterior abdominal wall is the






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






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






47. The ovarian artery is a branch of the






48. Studies show that the lowest infection rates have been obtained in surgical cases where patient body hair was






49. The tibial and common peroneal nerves are terminal branches of the what nerves?






50. A laceration or avulsion of the extensor tendon at the proximal phalanx or proximal interphalangeal (PIP) join is called a